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Alternatives to the !important Keyword

Cascade layers, specificity tricks, smarter ordering, and even some clever selector hacks can often replace !important with something cleaner, more predictable, and far less embarrassing to explain to your future self.

https://css-tricks.com/alternatives-to-the-important-keyword/
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