foremost

Adjective

• situated closest to the bow
  • the foremost compartment of the ship
    

• preceding all others in spatial position
  • the foremost compartment of the ship
    

• ranking above all others
  • was first in her class
    
  • the foremost figure among marine artists
    
  • the top graduate
    

Adverb

• before anything else
  • first we must consider the garter snake
    

• prominently forward
  • he put his best foot foremost
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  frontmost , first , world-class , firstly , first of all , first off