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before anything else

ADVERB

principally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically chiefly first and foremost generally importantly largely mostly notably particularly predominantly

STRONG

primarily

WEAK

above all cardinally dominantly eminently especially essentially first of all for the most part fundamentally in the first place in the main materially peculiarly preeminently prevailingly prevalently substantially superlatively supremely to a great degree universally vitally

Antonyms

WEAK

secondarily trivially

Example Sentences

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You see the fist before anything else, glowing in the hot Florida sun.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Mari Ellis Dunning, 32, said she sought "to meet my kids with compassion before anything else".

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

“As somebody who loves to call herself a fan first before anything else, the greatest gift you can get is more to the story,” Zegler said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

I think part of the reason I’m so into fine art is because, to me, fine art is about a conversation almost before anything else.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

She was a member of the Dregs, an employee of the White Rose, and occasionally a foolish girl, but before anything else she was a Grisha and a soldier.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

before anything else

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