Thesaurus / primaries
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synonyms for primaries
- antecedence
- earliness
- lead
- precession
- preeminence
- preexistence
- preference
- primary
- priority
- rank
- seniority
- superiority
- supremacy
- anteposition
- prevenience
- previousness
- right of way
- appointment
- ballot
- balloting
- decision
- poll
- primary
- referendum
- selection
- alternative
- choice
- determination
- franchise
- judgment
- option
- polls
- preference
- ticket
- vote-casting
antonyms for primaries
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How to use primaries in a sentence
He had personally led the fight in the Fraser County primaries and had vanquished Bassett!
A HOOSIER CHRONICLEMEREDITH NICHOLSONShe did not relish the idea that he had been defeated in the primaries; in her mind defeat was inseparable from dishonor.
A HOOSIER CHRONICLEMEREDITH NICHOLSONAfter the primaries you counted noses among the candidates and found it was going to be a tight squeak—a damned tight squeak.
THE WRECKERSFRANCIS LYNDEEach of these is composed of, or can be resolved into, two primaries.
FIELD'S CHROMATOGRAPHYGEORGE FIELDOrange, green and violet, each a combination of two primaries.
COLOR VALUEC. R. CLIFFORDColor—Pure white, with black bill and legs; the primaries, or long feathers of the wings, are black.
GAME BIRDS AND GAME FISHES OF THE PACIFIC COASTHARRY THOM PAYNEThe primaries are the same color as the mantle on this gull except that the primaries are tipped with white.
WESTERN BIRD GUIDECHESTER A. (CHESTER ALBERT) REED, HARRY F. HARVEY, AND REX I. BRASHERIn summer, tip and outer web of outer primaries black; inner web and shaft white, with a black bill.
WESTERN BIRD GUIDECHESTER A. (CHESTER ALBERT) REED, HARRY F. HARVEY, AND REX I. BRASHERHerring Gull and the primaries are grayish instead of black.
WESTERN BIRD GUIDECHESTER A. (CHESTER ALBERT) REED, HARRY F. HARVEY, AND REX I. BRASHERThis species has a paler mantle than others of the family, and the primaries are black.
WESTERN BIRD GUIDECHESTER A. (CHESTER ALBERT) REED, HARRY F. HARVEY, AND REX I. BRASHER