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

Young's long career also meant he had first-hand knowledge of processes, data and equipment Stagg would have used.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 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

Justifying why the alert had been sent, Prime Minister Andy Burham said: "I was in Stourbridge today and saw first-hand the devastating impact these fires have had on people's homes and lives."

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

The women explained that they had been nurses at the Sudbury hospital and saw the treatments and “volunteer studies” first-hand.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

first-hand

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