Synonyms for first
- adjective
- noun
- adverb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Initial — preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest
initial, prime, original, early, premier, maiden, main, primary, leading, primitive, basic, principal, elementary, rudimentary, supreme, capital, primal, primordial, aboriginal, pristine, chief vulgar
2. Inaugural
Other
opening, introductory, world-class, primogenial rare, oneth rare
Noun
1. Beginning
beginning, starting time, show time, start, head, get-go informal, outset, commencement, kickoff, off-set
Other
number one, front, lead, fore
Adverb
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
Hancock was first to arrive.
- adj. 2
Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
- n. 1
The person or thing in the first position.
He was the first to complete the course.
- adv. 1
Before anything else; firstly.
I plunged nose first into the water.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- firsts → beginnings, starts, heads, outsets…
Example sentences
- early A rifle shot broke the peace of the early morning.
- original You seem to have lost sight of original objective.
- initial After several appeals, the initial decision stood.
- premier The premier paid a formal visit to the White House.
- opening I hereby declare the opening of the Olympic Games.
By length
- 3 letters
- top1, low1
- 4 letters
- best1, head1, main1, lead1, fore1
- 5 letters
- start1, early2, front1, chief1, basic2, prime1, oneth
- 6 letters
- maiden2, outset2, primal2
- 7 letters
- leading2, capital3, primary3, opening3, initial3, supreme2, premier2, firstly2, kickoff2
- 8 letters
- original4, foremost2, pristine2
- 9 letters
- beginning3, principal3, primarily4, primitive3, inaugural4
- 10 letters
- originally5, initiative4, elementary4, aboriginal5, primordial4, initiatory
- 11 letters
- rudimentary5, primogenial
- 12 letters
- introductory5, commencement3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (early2 = 2 syllables).