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head of the line

ADJECTIVE

first

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 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

Example Sentences

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“If you can spend $1 million…you can jump to the head of the line and be qualified for a visa that you’re not qualified for,” Craig Becker, of Democracy Defenders Fund, told Barron’s.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

However, if an object is requested again while it moves down the conveyor belt, it gets moved back to the head of the line.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024

Whenever Bud wasn’t getting kicked out of elementary school as a kid, he used to get punished because he’d always cut to the head of the line, refusing to be behind anyone else.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2023

When it came time to don a well-worn sumo costume, and face Jumbo in the ring, Aguillar was at the head of the line.

From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2023

Mama happened to be at the head of the line now.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

head of the line

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