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. Duria Taqialdin:

   At the start we struggled, firstly with acceptance of the idea (of women's football), and then with the fact that we couldn't even find a pitch to train on, the union gave us a space, not even really a pitch, but we cleaned it up and made it into one. We named it the graveyard, because anyone who came to play us there would lose.

2. Robert Kubica:

   Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who has helped me during what was a difficult period of my life over these last few years, it has been a challenging journey to make it back to the Formula One grid, but what seemed almost impossible is now beginning to feel possible.

3. Ian Smith:

   This way we can very quickly get a final product, so the advantages of this technology are, firstly, for rapid prototyping and making a large number of prototypes quickly, secondly, for being able to make bespoke parts that you wouldn't be able to with classic engineering technologies.

4. Mawlavi Abdullah Mohammad:

   We [ act ] with accordance to Sharia law, firstly, we inform people about good deeds. We preach to them and deliver the message to them in a nice way ; the second time we repeat to them, again ; the third time we speak to them slightly harshly.

5. Alexis Mrachek:

   I honestly think it shows a little bit of both: I think it shows firstly he is in control but also, yes, he’s losing control, in these videos being put out online of his different speeches, his demeanor is different, and his tone his more harsh – his messaging is becoming shriller and shriller.