117 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ fˈɜːstli], [ fˈɜːstli], [ f_ˈɜː_s_t_l_i]

Similar words for firstly:

• basically (adverb)
• first off (adverb)
• initially (adverb)
• firstly (adverb)
• first off (adverb)
• other relevant words (adverb)
• other relevant words (noun)
• other synonyms
• other relevant words
• other relevant words (noun)

Paraphrases for firstly

Synonyms for Firstly:

• adv.

  • basically (adverb)
  • primarily,
  • essentially,
  • radically,
  • at heart,
  • mostly,
  • inherently.
  • first off (adverb)
  • up front,
  • primo,
  • immediately,
  • first thing.
  • initially (adverb)
  • formatively,
  • Preliminarily,
  • maidenly,
  • Aboriginally,
  • preparatorily.

• adv

  • firstly (adverb)
  • initially,
  • originally.
  • first off (adverb)
  • in first place.
  • Other relevant words: (adverb)
  • primitively,
  • first off,
  • basically,
  • at the bottom,
  • in substance,
  • in essence,
  • intrinsically,
  • at bottom.

• n.

  •
  • My,
  • of course,
  • what does something have to do with...?,
  • ha,
  • Hah,
  • right.
  •
  • and so on/forth,
  • to begin with,
  • last but not least,
  • lastly,
  • ...or something (like that).
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • foremost,
  • first and foremost,
  • first,
  • in the first place.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Pshaw,
  • arguably,
  • puh-leeze,
  • whatnot,
  • Et cetera,
  • uh-uh,
  • secondly,
  • thirdly,
  • inter alia.
  •
  • do with.
  •
  • well.
  • Other relevant words:
  • season,
  • length,
  • listing,
  • past,
  • time,
  • list,
  • day,
  • Doing,
  • recitation,
  • period,
  • affair,
  • action,
  • hour,
  • minute,
  • future,
  • act,
  • work,
  • date,
  • present,
  • second,
  • moment,
  • deadline,
  • first of all,
  • enumeration.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • to start with,
  • low,
  • Primevally,
  • Primely,
  • principally,
  • formerly,
  • early,
  • abjectly,
  • Onely,
  • humbly,
  • in the beginning,
  • rudimentarily,
  • Capitally,
  • before all,
  • above all,
  • miserably,
  • downheartedly,
  • Bluely,
  • Headly,
  • Smally,
  • especially,
  • before everything,
  • before anything else,
  • for one thing,
  • from the start,
  • Foremostly,
  • chiefly,
  • Primordially,
  • centrally,
  • Leadingly,
  • ab ovo,
  • at first,
  • begin with,
  • excellently,
  • Forwardly,
  • Paramountly,
  • dominantly,
  • cardinally,
  • mainly,
  • Brokenly,
  • fundamentally.

Paraphrases for Firstly:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    first.
  • Proper noun, singular
    first.

• Independent

  • Adverb
    chiefly, especially, essentially, mainly, originally, particularly, partly, predominantly, previously, primarily, principally, secondly, specifically.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    first.
  • Adverb
    first.