Nouns (20)
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first, first-class honours degree
n. an honours degree of the highest class
first, number one
n. the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"
first base, first
n. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
first gear, first, low gear, low
n. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
n. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Verbs (0)
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Adverbs (10)
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first
adv. before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"
first, for the first time
adv. the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"
foremost, first
adv. prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"
first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off
adv. before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"
Adjectives (16)
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first
adj. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
first
adj. preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
first, 1st
adj. indicating the beginning unit in a series
beginning(a), first
adj. serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
first, low
adj. being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"
first, foremost, world-class
adj. ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden
adj. serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"
Fuzzynyms (72)
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onset, oncoming
n. the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"
beginning
n. the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"
generation
n. the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"
initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
n. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
origin, origination, inception
n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
infancy, babyhood, early childhood
n. the early stage of growth or development
dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow
n. the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
primarily, in the first place
adv. of primary import; "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter"
chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the main
adv. for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies"
initially, ab initio
adv. at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange"
staple
adj. necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"
cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal
adj. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
fundamental, deep-rooted, deep-seated, ingrained
adj. (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"
chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)
adj. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
superior
adj. having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating
adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
leading(a), preeminent
adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"
supreme
adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"
introductory, prefatorial, prefatory
adj. serving as an introduction or preface
preliminary
adj. denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"
explanatory
adj. serving or intended to explain or make clear; "explanatory notes"; "an explanatory paragraph"
premier, premiere
adj. preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing"
Synonyms (31)
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inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden
adj. serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"
introductory
adj. serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks"
starting
adj. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event; "the starting point"; "hands in the starting position"
second
adj. having the second highest gear ratio; "second gear"
champion, prizewinning
adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"
high-grade, top-quality, top-grade
adj. surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore"
go-to-meeting(a), Sunday-go-to-meeting(a)
adj. used of clothing; "my good clothes"; "her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes"
greatest
adj. highest in quality
most advantageous, most desirable
adj. of greatest advantage or suitability
optimum, optimal
adj. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"
record
adj. best of its kind on record: "in record time"
record-breaking
adj. surpassing any previously established record; "a record-breaking high jump"; "record-breaking crowds"
second-best
adj. next to the best; "his second-best bed"
superfine
adj. (used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality; "made of superfine Flemish cloth"
unexcelled, unexceeded, unsurpassed
adj. not capable of being improved on
beginning(a), first
adj. serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
introductory
adj. serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks"
starting
adj. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event; "the starting point"; "hands in the starting position"
Antonyms (14)
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middle
n. time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"
end, ending
n. the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
termination, expiration, expiry
n. a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"
second
adj. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins"
last
adj. coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"
intermediate
adj. lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane"
secondary
adj. being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary
adj. functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"
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