71 entries under adverb topic. ×

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foremost(adjective, time, bad, position)
13
earliest(adjective, start, simple, top)
13
ahead(adjective, order, advance, out)
12
firstly
9
before
9
initially
8
beforehand(adjective, advanced, forward, up)
8
in front(expression, adjective, idiom, advanced)
8
in the beginning(expression, adjective, idiom, order)
7
rather(sooner, instead, preferably)
6
at first(expression, idiom)
6
first of all(expression, idiom)
6
preferably(preference, rather, sooner)
6
sooner(rather, willingly, preferably)
5
forward(adjective, time, lead, beginning)
5
originally
5
primarily
5
primo(adjective, quality, bad, tough)
4
at the outset(expression, idiom, basically, originally)
4
by choice(expression, rather, willingly, sooner)
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