Definitions

first of all

ADVERB

first off

Synonyms

WEAK

first thing firstly foremost immediately in the first place primo up front

ADVERB

principally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

primarily

WEAK

above all before anything else cardinally dominantly eminently especially essentially 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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"What we've realised is first of all on the environmental level, that a lot of football boots get put into landfill, which we need to avoid, and secondly, these boots are reusable," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

That facility is far away, first of all, in Panama, and is producing nowhere near that number.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

"My priority would be, first of all, concealment, because I don't want to be captured," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

They tell hikers, first of all, to stay on the marked trails.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

On the day of my departure, I had first of all to get dressed for the part.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

first of all

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