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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | most importantly |
| Synonyms: | above all, especially, essentially, in general, in the first place, in the main, largely, mainly, mostly, on the whole, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally, usually |
| Antonyms: | unimportantly |
| Main Entry: | originally |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | initially |
| Synonyms: | at first, at the outset, at the start, basically, by birth, by origin, first, formerly, in the beginning, in the first place, incipiently, primarily, primitively, to begin with |
| Antonyms: | secondarily |
| Main Entry: | primarily |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the beginning |
| Synonyms: | at first, at the start, first and foremost, from the start, in the first place, initially, originally, primitively |
| Antonyms: | finally |
| Main Entry: | principally |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | mainly |
| Synonyms: | above all, basically, before anything else, cardinally, chiefly, dominantly, eminently, especially, essentially, first and foremost, first of all, for the most part, fundamentally, generally, importantly, in the first place, in the main, largely, materially, mostly, notably, particularly, peculiarly, predominantly, preeminently, prevailingly, prevalently, primarily, substantially, superlatively, supremely, to a great degree, universally, vitally |
| Antonyms: | secondarily, trivially |
| Main Entry: | first off |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | before anything else |
| Synonyms: | first of all, first thing, firstly, foremost, immediately, in the first place, primo, up front |
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