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first

adv. "He put his best foot foremost"

first, firstly, before anything else, first of all, first off

adv. "First we must consider the garter snake"

foremost

adj. situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of the ship"

frontmost

adj. preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship"

first, top

adj. ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"

primary, main, chief, principal

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"

dominant

adj. exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

leading

adj. going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"

premier, prime

adj. first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister"

premier, premiere, earliest

adj. preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing"

superior

adj. of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

predominate, overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating

adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

leading, greatest, preeminent

adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

supreme, superb

adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"

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, at the start, at first

adv. at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange"

bow

adj. pertaining to the forward part of a vessel

forward

adj. situated at or toward the front: "the fore cabins"; "the forward part of the ship"

advance, in advance

adj. situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"

ante

adj. (prefix) in front of or before: "anteroom"

forward

adj. at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"

frontal, head-on

adj. meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision"

champion, prizewinning, prize-winning

adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"

finest, high-grade, top-quality, top-grade

adj. surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore"

good, Sunday, go-to-meeting, Sunday-go-to-meeting

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

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