English Synonym Finder

firstly

Definitions

As the first item in a series or sequence.

Used to introduce the first point or reason in an argument or list.

Examples

Firstly, we need to identify the root cause of the problem before we can find a solution.

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for attending this important meeting today.

Synonyms

to begin with in the first place initially first of all primarily to start with

Antonyms

finally lastly in conclusion ultimately at the end