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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
Now Finlayson has been memorialised with a new portrait in the Scottish theatre where he first tread the boards more than a century ago.
Regional forces - first from east and then southern Africa - which were supposed to provide some help have failed to hold back the rebels.
Sir Terry first showed Mr Smythe his fiction work in the summer of 1968 and the publisher was immediately struck by his "brilliance, sense of humour and his skill at writing".
"I've just met Gill again today and she said, 'I've seen more stuff in the painting that I didn't see the first time around', which is what I try to do in my artwork."
If he does so again against Wales on Saturday, he will become the first English player to score tries in every round of the Six Nations.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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