Synonyms for firstly
ˈfɜrst lifirst·ly

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1. firstlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   first, first up, first of all

2. firstlyadverb

   In the first place; before anything else; first.

   Synonyms:
   first up, first of all, first

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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, first of all

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1. List of paraphrases for "firstly":

   first, primarily, initially

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1. Duria Taqialdin:

   At the start we struggled, firstly with acceptance of the idea (of women's football), and then with the fact that we couldn't even find a pitch to train on, the union gave us a space, not even really a pitch, but we cleaned it up and made it into one. We named it the graveyard, because anyone who came to play us there would lose.

2. Ansar Ullah:

   Firstly, we hope someone or some organisation sees this painting and helps us get vaccines. Our camps are crowded and we need them the most, there are also fears about the vaccine in our camps. Some are scared they might die or that their health might worsen because of the injection. We want to address these rumours, so that when the vaccine does come, everybody takes it.

3. Robert Kubica:

   Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who has helped me during what was a difficult period of my life over these last few years, it has been a challenging journey to make it back to the Formula One grid, but what seemed almost impossible is now beginning to feel possible.

4. Jodie Relf:

   Other things to consider that are not mentioned in the study are : Firstly, what those who weren't drinking tea were drinking -- was tea replaced by sugary drinks or caffeinated beverages... and was that what increased their risk... ?

5. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim:

   Firstly let normalization begin and, after that, the level to which we cooperate on whatever subject will be tied to the efforts of the two countries, there is no point in talking about these details now.