Synonyms for first of all
first of all

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1. first of alladverb

   Synonyms:
   firstly, first up, first

2. first of alladverb

   firstly; before anything else.

   Synonyms:
   first up, firstly, first

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first offadverb

   before anything else

   "first we must consider the garter snake"

   Synonyms:
   for the first time, first, first off, foremost, firstly

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1. before all others

   Submitted by evacin5001 on April 2, 2020  

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1. Olena Zelenska:

   First of all, I would like to thank you for a very courageous act, because we understand what it takes for the Olena Zelenska first lady to come here during a war when the military actions are taking place every day, where the air sirens are happening every day, even today. We all feel your support and we all feel the leadership of the Olena Zelenska President but we would like to note that the Mother's Day is a very symbolic day for us because we also feel your love and support during such an important day.

2. Paul Auster:

   First of all there is Blue. Later there is White, and then there is Black, and before the beginning there is Brown. Brown broke him in, Brown taught him the ropes, and when Brown grew old, Blue took over. That is how it begins. The place is New York, the time is the present, and neither one will ever change.

3. Carly Fiorina:

   I actually do agree with those two provisions, and I think Obamacare remains an abomination, and let me tell you why. First of all, I think no one should be denied health care because of pre-existing conditions. And I think there are many more efficient ways we could have dealt with this other than Obamacare.

4. Paul Zemsky:

   First of all, market timing is very hard. And we like stocks and are not going to change that opinion just because the calender says May, the fundamentals remain strong and that's what we look at. The economy is on great footing.

5. David Miliband:

   We are confident that appropriate checks can be made in far quicker time to first of all reduce the suffering of the refugees in limbo, but secondly to offer the solidarity that the neighboring countries need.