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first

[furst] / fɜrst /
ADJECTIVE
earliest in order
Synonyms
STRONGEST
early
STRONG
aboriginal antecedent anterior basic beginning cardinal front fundamental head inaugural initial key leading opening original pioneer premier primary prime primitive
WEAK
elementary first off headmost in the beginning inceptive incipient introductory lead off number one numero uno primeval primogenial primordial pristine right up front rudimentary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
last
STRONG
ending extra final following second
ADJECTIVE
highest in importance
Synonyms
STRONG
arch champion chief dominant foremost head leading main premier primary prime primo principal ranking ruling sovereign
WEAK
A number one advanced eminent first-class first-string greatest head of the line number one outstanding paramount predominant preeminent supreme top of the list top-flight
Antonyms
STRONG
auxiliary inessential inferior least minor secondary subordinate trivial unimportant unnecessary
ADVERB
at the beginning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
initially originally
WEAK
ahead at the outset before all else beforehand in the first place to begin with to start with
Antonyms
WEAK
finally last

Example Sentences

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The Revolutionary Guard first displayed its naval drones about a year ago in a video of an underground base.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

That’s when Lowry became the first player in history to record a hole-in-one at the Masters—twice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The Irishman's round featured a hole-in-one on the sixth as he became the first player to record two aces in the Masters, having also holed his tee-shot on the 16th in 2016.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Saturday was a remarkable turnaround for Young, who was all but cooked on Thursday, playing the first seven holes in four over par.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

And shouldn’t Zara, as my BFF, just get that I have to put him first?

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam