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first
adjective as in earliest in order
Strongest match
Strong matches
aboriginal, antecedent, anterior, basic, beginning, cardinal, front, fundamental, head, inaugural, initial, key, leading, opening, original, pioneer, premier, primary, prime, primitive
Weak matches
elementary, first off, headmost, in the beginning, inceptive, incipient, introductory, lead off, number one, numero uno, primeval, primogenial, primordial, pristine, right up front, rudimentary
adjective as in highest in importance
Strong matches
arch, champion, chief, dominant, foremost, head, leading, main, premier, primary, prime, primo, principal, ranking, ruling, sovereign
Weak matches
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
adverb as in at the beginning
Strongest matches
Weak matches
ahead, at the outset, before all else, beforehand, in the first place, to begin with, to start with
Example Sentences
The first four episodes of Season 5 dropped before Thanksgiving, and the next three drop at 8 p.m.
Eleven games into his first season with the Rams, Adams has been larger than life for opposing defensive coordinators.
It was not yet 7 a.m. on my first day in a field of mini watermelons, the green fruit stretched out as far as the eye could see.
Just this month, New Mexico became the first state to offer free child care to all residents, regardless of income.
In this month’s public show of mock-penitence, which was certainly not his first, Summers described his decades-long friendship with Epstein as “a massive failure of judgment.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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