| Main Entry: | firsthand |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | direct |
Synonyms: |
eyewitness, immediate, primary, straight, straight from the horse's mouth |
Antonyms: |
hearsay, impersonal, indirect |
| Main Entry: | direct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | face-to-face; next to |
Synonyms: |
contiguous, firsthand, head-on, immediate, lineal, next, personal, primary, prompt, proximate, resultant, succeeding |
Antonyms: |
indirect |
| Main Entry: | immediate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | near, next |
Synonyms: |
adjacent, close, contiguous, direct, firsthand, near-at-hand, nearby, nearest, nigh, primary, proximal, proximate, recent |
Antonyms: |
away, distant, far |
| Main Entry: | intimate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | private, personal |
Synonyms: |
confidential, deep, deep-seated, detailed, elemental, essential, exhaustive, experienced, firsthand, guarded, gut, immediate, in-depth, inborn, inbred, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, inmost, innate, innermost, interior, internal, intrinsic, penetrating, privy, profound, secret, special, thorough, trusted, uptight, visceral, viscerous |
Antonyms: |
formal, public |
| Main Entry: | original |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earliest |
Synonyms: |
aboriginal, archetypal, authentic, autochthonous, beginning, commencing, early, elementary, embryonic, first, first-hand, genuine, inceptive, infant, initial, introductory, opening, pioneer, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, prototypal, rudimental, rudimentary, starting, underivative, underived |
Antonyms: |
derivative, latest, newest |
| Main Entry: | primary/prime |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earliest |
Synonyms: |
aboriginal, beginning, direct, first, firsthand, immediate, initial, original, pioneer, primal, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine |
Antonyms: |
final, latest |