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first of all(beginning, order, start, adverb)
13
most importantly(adverb, importance, degree, predominance)
8
above all(adverb, importance, degree, particularly)
7
in the first place(importance, beginning, degree, predominance)
5
at first(beginning, order, start, adverb)
4
at the start(adverb, order, start, beginning)
4
from the start(adverb, order, start, beginning)
4
in general(adverb, importance, essential, degree)
4
in the main(adverb, importance, essential, degree)
4
most of all(adverb, importance, essential, degree)
4
on the whole(adverb, importance, essential, degree)
3
before anything else(adverb, manner, essential, prevalence)
3
first thing(beginning, order, start, importance)
3
for the most part(adverb, manner, essential, prevalence)
2
ab ovo(start, beginning, latin)
1
front and center(adjective, idiom, importance, important)
1
in large part(idiom, adverb, beginning, extent)
1
a great extent(beginning, extent, degree)
1
at the most basic level(state, importance)
1
before everything else(importance, beginning)
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APASmart Define. (2015). first and foremost thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/first_and_foremost/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "first and foremost thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/first_and_foremost/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, first and foremost thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/first_and_foremost/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "first and foremost thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/first_and_foremost/thesaurus/synonyms>