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Antonyms for first
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
first
Antonyms:
subsequent, secondary, subordinate, subservient, lowest, unimportant, last, hindmostSynonyms:
leading, primary, pristine, original, foremost, primitive, principal, primeval, highest, chief, earliest, onmost
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Princeton's WordNet
first, number onenoun
the first or highest in an ordering or series
"He wanted to be the first"
Antonyms:
ultimate, fourth-year, sunset(a), worst, senior(a), last, second, closing, cardinalSynonyms:
beginning, outset, number one, showtime, starting time, low gear, first-class honours degree, first base, commencement, start, get-go, kickoff, number 1, first gear, offset, lowfirst, number one, number 1noun
the first element in a countable series
"the first of the month"
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sunset(a), worst, ultimate, last, second, cardinal, fourth-year, closing, senior(a)Synonyms:
beginning, outset, number one, showtime, starting time, low gear, first-class honours degree, first base, commencement, start, get-go, kickoff, number 1, first gear, offset, lowbeginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offsetnoun
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"
Antonyms:
last, second, sunset(a), ultimate, closing, cardinal, senior(a), fourth-year, worstSynonyms:
starting, get-go, low gear, starting line, number one, first gear, showtime, offset, runner, rootage, send-off, setoff, scratch line, commencement ceremony, graduation, low, root, kickoff, outgrowth, stolon, source, commencement exercise, start-off, counterbalance, scratch, startle, head start, start, branch, origin, first-class honours degree, number 1, first base, outset, jump, offset printing, starting time, starting signal, graduation exercise, beginning, offshoot, commencement, set-backfirst base, firstnoun
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)
Antonyms:
senior(a), ultimate, worst, cardinal, fourth-year, sunset(a), closing, last, secondSynonyms:
outset, number one, showtime, starting time, low gear, first-class honours degree, first base, commencement, start, get-go, kickoff, number 1, low, first gear, offset, beginningfirst, first-class honours degreenoun
an honours degree of the highest class
Antonyms:
closing, senior(a), last, cardinal, fourth-year, ultimate, worst, second, sunset(a)Synonyms:
beginning, outset, number one, showtime, starting time, low gear, first-class honours degree, first base, commencement, start, get-go, kickoff, number 1, first gear, offset, lowfirst gear, first, low gear, lowadjective
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
Antonyms:
cardinal, fourth-year, senior(a), ultimate, worst, last, sunset(a), closing, secondSynonyms:
outset, number one, starting time, low gear, first-class honours degree, first gear, first base, commencement, start, get-go, kickoff, number 1, depression, low, showtime, offset, beginningfirstadjective
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"
Antonyms:
fourth-year, closing, ultimate, senior(a), cardinal, worst, last, second, sunset(a)Synonyms:
maiden, initiatory, world-class, beginning(a), initiative, inaugural, foremostfirst, 1stadjective
indicating the beginning unit in a series
Antonyms:
last, sunset(a), cardinal, worst, fourth-year, ultimate, senior(a), closing, secondSynonyms:
initiatory, maiden, inaugural, initiative, foremost, beginning(a), world-classinaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maidenadjective
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"
Antonyms:
closing, last, fourth-year, cardinal, second, worst, senior(a), sunset(a), ultimateSynonyms:
initiatory, maiden, inaugural, initiative, foremost, beginning(a), world-classbeginning(a), firstadjective
serving to begin
"the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
Antonyms:
closing, cardinal, last, second, worst, ultimate, fourth-year, sunset(a), senior(a)first, foremost, world-classadjective
ranking above all others
"was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
Antonyms:
cardinal, sunset(a), ultimate, closing, senior(a), worst, fourth-year, second, lastSynonyms:
initiatory, maiden, inaugural, frontmost, initiative, foremost, beginning(a), world-classfirstadverb
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
"first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
Antonyms:
closing, second, sunset(a), fourth-year, cardinal, senior(a), ultimate, last, worstSynonyms:
maiden, initiatory, world-class, beginning(a), initiative, inaugural, foremostfirst, firstly, foremost, first of all, first offadverb
before anything else
"first we must consider the garter snake"
Antonyms:
closing, worst, last, sunset(a), fourth-year, ultimate, second, senior(a), cardinalSynonyms:
for the first time, first off, foremost, first of all, firstlyfirst, for the first timeadverb
the initial time
"when Felix first saw a garter snake"
Antonyms:
senior(a), closing, fourth-year, worst, last, cardinal, second, ultimate, sunset(a)Synonyms:
for the first time, first off, foremost, first of all, firstlyfirstadverb
before another in time, space, or importance
"I was here first"; "let's do this job first"
Antonyms:
sunset(a), worst, senior(a), last, cardinal, closing, second, fourth-year, ultimateSynonyms:
for the first time, first off, foremost, first of all, firstlyforemost, firstadverb
prominently forward
"he put his best foot foremost"
Antonyms:
sunset(a), last, cardinal, fourth-year, worst, second, closing, senior(a), ultimateSynonyms:
for the first time, first off, first of all, firstly, foremost
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
firstadjective
Synonyms:
earliest, foremost, leading, chief, premier, primary, primal, primordial, primitive, primeval, pristine, original, aboriginal, primogenial, elementary, rudimentary, initialfirstadverb
Synonyms:
primarily, originally
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
FIRST
Synonyms:
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How to use first in a sentence?
The first thing I do when I wake up daily is to pray for my baby to get well. Then I check on her with the hope that she will be OK.
We should not regulate new things to death, but should first observe. This gives them a chance to develop, which also helps expose gaps in regulation and will make subsequent policies more fair and effective.
I'm very disappointed in myself in the first and third quarter, i don't feel like I played well and it hurt us.
The President is very much looking forward to seeing for himself first-hand what the border security situation looks like, particularly in El Paso. He’s very much also interested in getting to talk to Customs and Border Patrol agents on the ground who are actually involved in this mission to get their first-hand perspectives of it.
The peace process is the first thing the new government will work on. We will try for the all inclusive ceasefire agreement, we can do nothing without peace in our country.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#83 | first | |
#126 | last | |
#486 | second | |
#1905 | lowest | |
#2668 | ultimate | |
#2766 | secondary | |
#4038 | closing | |
#4165 | worst | |
#4534 | subsequent | |
#10082 | cardinal | |
#18868 | subordinate | |
#32026 | unimportant | |
#62620 | subservient | |
#266300 | hindmost |
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