first

[furst] / fɜrst /

ADJECTIVE

earliest in order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

early

STRONG

aboriginal antecedent anterior basic beginning cardinal front fundamental head inaugural initial key leading opening original pioneer premier primary prime primitive

WEAK

elementary first off headmost in the beginning inceptive incipient introductory lead off number one numero uno primeval primogenial primordial pristine right up front rudimentary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

last

STRONG

ending extra final following second

ADJECTIVE

highest in importance

Synonyms

STRONG

arch champion chief dominant foremost head leading main premier primary prime primo principal ranking ruling sovereign

WEAK

A number one advanced eminent first-class first-string greatest head of the line number one outstanding paramount predominant preeminent supreme top of the list top-flight

Antonyms

STRONG

auxiliary inessential inferior least minor secondary subordinate trivial unimportant unnecessary

ADVERB

at the beginning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

initially originally

WEAK

ahead at the outset before all else beforehand in the first place to begin with to start with

Antonyms

WEAK

finally last

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Weston becomes the first Team GB athlete to win two gold medals in a single Winter Olympics.

From BBC

Team GB made history by winning two Winter Olympic gold medals on one day for the first time as Matt Weston and Tabitha Stoecker won mixed team skeleton gold.

From BBC

An Ellis Mee break almost from the restart provided Wales with the first period of pressure.

From BBC

The first chart is just tracking the S&P 500’s price.

From MarketWatch

Meanwhile, first the phonograph and then the radio revolutionized home entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal

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