Synonyms for firstly
ˈfɜrst lifirst·ly

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1. firstlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   first, first up, first of all

2. firstlyadverb

   In the first place; before anything else; first.

   Synonyms:
   first up, first of all, first

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1. first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first offadverb

   before anything else

   "first we must consider the garter snake"

   Synonyms:
   for the first time, first, first off, foremost, first of all

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1. List of paraphrases for "firstly":

   first, primarily, initially

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1. Nick Pope:

   Im more interested in the fact that this first photo has been leaked, and in the related leaking of information about the Pentagons Unidentified Aerial Task Force, where serving intelligence community personnel have shared insights from two intelligence positionreports, with my own defense background in this subject, three things stand out. Firstly, the description by one insider of the reports as shocking a wordthat begs the question what about UAP do these people find shocking. Secondly, the fact that the intelligence reports seem to have been given a surprisingly wide distribution in various intelligence agencies, and thirdly, the fact that the extraterrestrial hypothesis seems genuinely not to have been taken off the table.

2. Marina Balouyeva:

   Firstly, it is generally known that the quality of domestic vaccines is worse than that of foreign ones, secondly, the vaccine was created at railway speed, which already raises concerns. It was created in haste.

3. Naim Qassem:

   At the regional level, we see as unlikely an American war against Iran for many reasons, the most important of them being firstly that Iran is a strong state with important defensive capabilities.

4. Jodie Relf:

   Other things to consider that are not mentioned in the study are : Firstly, what those who weren't drinking tea were drinking -- was tea replaced by sugary drinks or caffeinated beverages... and was that what increased their risk... ?

5. Metropolitan Police:

   As a result firstly of information provided by the Cabinet Office inquiry team and secondly my officers' own assessment, I can confirm that the Met is now investigating a number of events that took place at Downing Street and Whitehall in the last two years in relation to potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations.