“first”

Definitions

• adjective

  preceding all others in time or space or degree

  Synonyms: aborigine, ahead, alpha, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, arch, banner, basic, before, beforehand, beginning

  Antonyms: last

  • Example:“the first house on the right”
  • Example:“the first day of spring”

• adjective

  highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections

  Antonyms: second

  • Example:“first soprano”
  • Example:“the first violin section”

• adjective

  serving to begin

  Synonyms: beginning

  • Example:“the beginning canto of the poem”
  • Example:“the first verse”

• adjective

  ranking above all others

  Synonyms: foremost

  • Example:“… was first in her class”
  • Example:“the foremost figure among marine artists”

• adjective

  serving to set in motion

  Synonyms: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden

  • Example:“the magazine's inaugural issue”
  • Example:“the initiative phase in the negotiations”

• noun

  the first or highest in an ordering or series

  Synonyms: number one

  • Example:“He wanted to be the first.”