firstly

Examples

• All

• So firstly, cutting out ultra processed foods will make you less hungry.

• Well, firstly, I'm totally for universal health cover.

• So my question is, firstly, what college are you in?

• My guess for why it works is that firstly, it's much more flexible.

• So I think firstly, you can be lonely in a crowd.

• - Firstly, I need your signature, sir.

  Wicked Little Letters (2024)

• Clearly, everyone on campus cares firstly about providing the best possible care for patients.

  Blog text (5)

• Firstly, I'd like to thank you for coming.

  Broken City (2013)

• Firstly, it is important to decide how to perform the respective measurements.

  Academic text (2017)

• Firstly, within the formal market economy, women are subject to discrimination due to social and cultural norms.

  Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

F

first

vsfirstly

∞ 1.0

Before anything else or at the beginning

is specifically a marker for introducing points or reasons in lists

F

first of all

vsfirstly

890 1.0

To say the first or most important point at the start of a talk

is the more formal counterpart used to open points or reasons

I

in the first place

vsfirstly

551 3.4

To give the main or first reason

is used to present a simple ordered point rather than focus on cause

F

first off

vsfirstly

• Informal

77 2.8

To say something before you do anything else

is the standard, more formal marker for opening points

F

first up

vsfirstly

• Informal

52 3.7

To say which person or thing comes first

is used to introduce the first reason or point in an argument

I

imprimis

vsfirstly

• Archaic

9.9

To name first what is most important in a list

is used to introduce any first point without stressing importance

Antonyms

L

lastly

• Formal

82 1.0

To add the final point in a list

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology