Synonyms for first of all
first of all

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1. first of alladverb

   Synonyms:
   firstly, first up, first

2. first of alladverb

   firstly; before anything else.

   Synonyms:
   first up, firstly, first

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

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, firstly

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. before all others

   Submitted by evacin5001 on April 2, 2020  

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1. Steven McCraw:

   First of all, there's no cover-up. And the bottom line is as soon as we can, we'll release everything.

2. The Venezuela-born 23-year-old:

   I think when you play top players, first of all you [ have ] got to have your best level, i think I kind of found a good level, good shots, good serve, playing against her. I played a lot of times against her, and I know her game. But nothing changes.

3. Andrew Lane:

   Your whole nose is lined with mucous membranes ... and in the upper part of the nose, there's this very specialized mucous membrane, and that's where you sense smells. And this is really a unique kind of tissue in the body, first of all, it's the only place in the body where a neuron that's coming from the brain directly contacts the outside world … and the part that sticks out in the environment can is what actually can detect an [odor molecule]. … And then and then it sends a signal like straight to the brain.

4. Ben Carson:

   First of all, I didn't describe transgender women that way.

5. President Trump and Sen. Rubio:

   First of all, he's a Floridian, so I need his vote.