All first synonyms
first
F f noun first
- top dog — a person, group, or nation that has acquired a position of highest authority.
- mock-up — a model, often full-size, for study, testing, or teaching: a mock-up of an experimental aircraft.
- prototype — the original or model on which something is based or formed.
- winner — a person or thing that wins; victor.
- defeater — to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish: They defeated the enemy. She defeated her brother at tennis.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- vanquisher — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- subjugator — to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
- medalist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
adverb first
pronoun first
- originator — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
adj first
- ahead — Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
- first off — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- incipient — beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage: an incipient cold.
- introductory — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- number one — oneself, especially one's own well-being or interests: to look out for number one.
- primeval — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- primordial — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- pristine — having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- rudimentary — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- inceptive — beginning; initial.
- smallest — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- headmost — most advanced; foremost.
- lead off — most important; principal; leading; first: lead editorial; lead elephant; lead designer.
- numero uno — number one (defs 1, 2).
- slightest — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
- first-class — of the highest or best class or quality: a first-class movie.
- outstanding — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- paramount — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- predominant — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- preeminent — eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.
- supreme — Also called sauce suprême. a velouté made with a rich chicken stock.
- top-flight — the highest or most outstanding level, as in achievement or development: students in the top flight of their class.
- first-string — composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.
- greatest — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
adv first
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- in the first place — firstly
- to start with — To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.