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Antonyms for first
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. first

    Antonyms:
    subsequent, secondary, subordinate, subservient, lowest, unimportant, last, hindmost

    Synonyms:
    leading, primary, pristine, original, foremost, primitive, principal, primeval, highest, chief, earliest, onmost

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. 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, cardinal

    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, low

  2. first, number one, number 1noun

    the first element in a countable series

    "the first of the month"

    Antonyms:
    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, low

  3. beginning, 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, worst

    Synonyms:
    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-back

  4. first 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, second

    Synonyms:
    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, beginning

  5. first, 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, low

  6. first 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, second

    Synonyms:
    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, beginning

  7. firstadjective

    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, foremost

  8. first, 1stadjective

    indicating the beginning unit in a series

    Antonyms:
    last, sunset(a), cardinal, worst, fourth-year, ultimate, senior(a), closing, second

    Synonyms:
    initiatory, maiden, inaugural, initiative, foremost, beginning(a), world-class

  9. inaugural, 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), ultimate

    Synonyms:
    initiatory, maiden, inaugural, initiative, foremost, beginning(a), world-class

  10. beginning(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)

  11. 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, last

    Synonyms:
    initiatory, maiden, inaugural, frontmost, initiative, foremost, beginning(a), world-class

  12. firstadverb

    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, worst

    Synonyms:
    maiden, initiatory, world-class, beginning(a), initiative, inaugural, foremost

  13. first, 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), cardinal

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

  14. first, 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, firstly

  15. firstadverb

    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, ultimate

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

  16. foremost, firstadverb

    prominently forward

    "he put his best foot foremost"

    Antonyms:
    sunset(a), last, cardinal, fourth-year, worst, second, closing, senior(a), ultimate

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. firstadjective

    Synonyms:
    earliest, foremost, leading, chief, premier, primary, primal, primordial, primitive, primeval, pristine, original, aboriginal, primogenial, elementary, rudimentary, initial

  2. firstadverb

    Synonyms:
    primarily, originally

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. FIRST

    Synonyms:
    Cardiology (1) FGF-2 Initiating Revascularization Support Trial Status Ongoing (2) Flolan/dobutamine International Randomized Survival Trial Obstetrics A prospective study of screening efficacy-First Trimester Integrated Risk Screening for Trisomy

How to use first in a sentence?

  1. Abigail Matchaya:

    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.

  2. Li Keqiang:

    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.

  3. Center Brook Lopez:

    I'm very disappointed in myself in the first and third quarter, i don't feel like I played well and it hurt us.

  4. John Kirby:

    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.

  5. Suu Kyi:

    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.

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#83first
#126last
#486second
#1905lowest
#2668ultimate
#2766secondary
#4038closing
#4165worst
#4534subsequent
#10082cardinal
#18868subordinate
#32026unimportant
#62620subservient
#266300hindmost

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