before anything else

ADVERB

principally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically chiefly first and foremost generally importantly largely mostly notably particularly predominantly

STRONG

primarily

WEAK

above all cardinally dominantly eminently especially essentially first of all for the most part fundamentally in the first place in the main materially peculiarly preeminently prevailingly prevalently substantially superlatively supremely to a great degree universally vitally

Antonyms

WEAK

secondarily trivially

Example Sentences

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To make matters worse, it probably won't be until the 2040s before anything else we send there arrives.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2024

We do everything we can right there, before anything else, to make sure that the patient is OK for now, and we don’t stop until they are as OK as we can make them.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2024

“You have to take care of your players before anything else whereas in college sport you don’t have to compensate your labor at a market rate.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

I think part of the reason I’m so into fine art is because, to me, fine art is about a conversation almost before anything else.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

“Just ask the Mirror your question before anything else comes up.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

before anything else

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