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Firstly

🔄 Synonyms of "Firstly"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
firstnoun	Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
first off	(sequence, idiomatic) Firstly; before anything else. Often used to introduce the first in a list of points to be made in conversation.
first of all	(sequence, idiomatic) Firstly; before anything else.
foremostnoun	Of the highest rank or position; of the greatest importance; of the highest priority.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
first off	(sequence, idiomatic) Firstly; before anything else. Often used to introduce the first in a list of points to be made in conversation.
first of all	(sequence, idiomatic) Firstly; before anything else.
first	Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
foremost	Of the highest rank or position; of the greatest importance; of the highest priority.
formernoun	Previous.
principally	In a primary manner; pertaining to the principal of a matter.
primarily	(focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost.
before	At an earlier time.
initialnoun	The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).
primanoun	most important
chiefly	(focus) Especially or primarily; above all.
mainly	Chiefly; for the most part.
primenoun	First in importance, degree, or rank.
originally	(not comparable) As it was in the beginning; at first.
particularly	(focus) Especially, extremely.
initially	At the beginning.
especially	(focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
secondly	In the second place.
particularnoun	Specific; discrete; concrete.
outsetnoun	An onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.

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