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

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The company has plans to land its first cargo flight on the moon early this year and has also shifted resources away from suborbital tourism to focus more on the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal

This research represents the first time multiple isotope-enabled climate models have been integrated into a single unified framework.

From Science Daily

"When we first saw this picture, I was shocked," Nigri says.

From Science Daily

That upward trajectory was not evident in her first giant slalom run Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier, there was a first visit by a Pakistani foreign minister to Bangladesh in 13 years.

From BBC

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