first-hand

ADJECTIVE

original

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authentic initial

STRONG

aboriginal beginning first infant opening pioneer primary starting

WEAK

archetypal autochthonous commencing early elementary embryonic genuine inceptive introductory prime primeval primitive primordial pristine prototypal rudimental rudimentary underivative underived

Antonyms

STRONG

last

WEAK

borrowed derivative hackneyed latest newest old used worn

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first-hand

Schanzer contends that learning about 9/11 and understanding its impact remains crucial for younger generations without first-hand knowledge.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

When 17-year-old student Max Avena visited the site of New York's fallen Twin Towers, hearing the first-hand accounts of survivors of the deadliest attacks on US soil left him "speechless."

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Your advice is sound, particularly as it comes from first-hand experience.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

He feels the town's depopulation crisis at first-hand.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

There are also frogs, amazing toads, lizards, snakes, spiders, and ants shown and explained, and everything was painted and written in America, first-hand and life-size by Maria Sibylla Merian.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

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