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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"Tommy will rest his head on mine, he likes to be cuddled but this is the first time he has shown me any real emotion, and it means so much," James adds.

From BBC

Supplies first travel by truck or train to depots in the neighboring region of Jammu and Kashmir, then move by truck convoys to Leh, the capital city of Ladakh.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first court hearing is set for March 9.

From Barron's

John now lies every day in a dark room on the first floor at his mother’s house.

From The Wall Street Journal

It will be the first holiday without her husband, who died earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times

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