| Main Entry: | priority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | first concern |
Synonyms: |
antecedence, arrangement, crash project, greatest importance, lead, order, precedence, preeminence, preference, prerogative, previousness, rank, right of way, seniority, superiority, supremacy, transcendence |
Antonyms: |
unimportance |
| Concept: | Priority. |
| Category: | 2. RELATIVE TIME; Time with reference to succession |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
priority, antecedence, anteriority, precedence, pre-existence; precession; precursor; the past; premises.
-verbs
precede, come before; forerun; go before (lead); preexist; dawn; presage; herald, usher in., be beforehand (be early); steal a march upon, anticipate, forestall; have the start, gain the start.
-adjectives
prior, previous; preceding, precedent; anterior, antecedent; pre-existing, pre-existent; former, foregoing; before-mentioned, above-mentioned; aforesaid, said; introductory (precursory).
-adverbs
before, prior to; earlier; previously; afore, aforehand, beforehand, ere, theretofore, erewhile; ere then, ere now, before then, before now; erewhile, already, yet, beforehand; on the eve of.
-phrases
prior tempore prior jure.
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Antonyms: |
posteriority |
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