above all

adverb

: before every other consideration : especially

Examples of above all in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Enter Skechers, a footwear brand that wants to make holiday shopping easy, affordable, and, above all else, comfortable. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026

And above all, there is another way to express it… and to experience it. — Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

The punch-worthy parody of Altman’s characterization ramps up once he’s motivated to push back against — or trample over — the safety guardrails that Ilya prizes above all else, but so does the depth of his world-breaking cynicism. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

The British invasion of the mid-1960s was a multi-pronged attack, an assault led above all by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for above all

• autosomal
• cholesterol
• ergosterol
• lysosomal
• microsomal
• mycorrhizal
• neanderthal
• resorcinol
• ribosomal
• salbutamol
• aerosol
• alcohol