priorities

NOUN

first concern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrangement preference

STRONG

antecedence lead order precedence preeminence prerogative rank seniority superiority supremacy transcendence

WEAK

crash project greatest importance previousness right of way

Antonyms

STRONG

inferiority last subservience

WEAK

unimportance

Example Sentences

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Since January, Venezuelan authorities have aligned themselves with U.S. priorities, opening up the country’s vast oil reserves to foreign investors and and cooperating with Washington on migration and security operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Defending against the FCC and reorienting the company around its namesake streaming service are priorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Unlike younger adults who may want to lose weight in order to look better or to get ahead of obesity-related conditions that could lead to decades of poor health, older people often have different priorities.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Hill described Denton as “a proven public-company CFO” in a press release, adding that his experience would help Nike execute its priorities “with consistency” and build on its ongoing turnaround.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

And here, now, a lie has changed the struggle, a lie has shifted priorities forever.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth