Definition for Priority:

• State of being prior or first in time, place, or rank: preference.

Synonyms for Priority:

• n.

  •
  • entrance,
  • public interest,
  • entry.
  •
  • key,
  • burning issue/question,
  • staple,
  • element,
  • precede,
  • concern,
  • feature.
  •antecedence (noun)
  • importance.
  •emphasis (noun)
  • intensity,
  • significance,
  • underscoring,
  • insistence,
  • underlining,
  • attention,
  • underlinings,
  • headline,
  • highlights,
  • weight,
  • priority,
  • highlight,
  • impressiveness,
  • accent,
  • positiveness,
  • moment,
  • accentuation,
  • Head-line,
  • decidedness,
  • strength,
  • stress,
  • power,
  • pre-eminence,
  • under-lining.
  •first concern (noun)
  • order,
  • preeminence,
  • superiority,
  • Previousness,
  • transcendence,
  • crash project,
  • antecedence,
  • greatest importance,
  • supremacy,
  • arrangement,
  • rank.
  •precedence (noun)
  • earliness,
  • position,
  • Prevenience,
  • preexistence,
  • primary,
  • Anteposition,
  • precedency,
  • anticipation,
  • place,
  • precession.
  •precedency (noun)
  • right way.
  •preference (noun)
  • promotion,
  • elevation,
  • advancement,
  • upgrading.
  •previous time (noun)
  • before,
  • preceding,
  • foregoing.
  •right (noun)
  • due,
  • birthright,
  • license,
  • franchise,
  • desert,
  • freedom,
  • liberty,
  • appanage,
  • merit,
  • deserving,
  • perquisite,
  • comeuppance,
  • favor,
  • immunity,
  • exemption,
  • benefit,
  • authority,
  • business.
  •seniority (noun)
  • antiquity,
  • station,
  • ranking.
  •superiority (noun)
  • preterition,
  • preclude,
  • advantage,
  • Pre-existence.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • high point,
  • fulcrum,
  • Dibs,
  • the gist,
  • prerogative,
  • requisite,
  • the quick,
  • nuance,
  • sine qua non,
  • entitlement,
  • entree,
  • fine print,
  • commodity,
  • claim,
  • crowning glory,
  • bottom line,
  • basics,
  • sacred cow,
  • the leading edge,
  • linchpin,
  • enjoyment,
  • necessary,
  • centerpiece,
  • foundation,
  • starter kit,
  • concession,
  • nub,
  • treasure,
  • basis,
  • focal point,
  • starter pack,
  • byway,
  • first principles,
  • skeleton,
  • Underpinning,
  • right of way,
  • voice,
  • keystone,
  • the nitty-gritty,
  • passport,
  • nucleus,
  • prerequisite,
  • big deal,
  • tenure,
  • need,
  • meat,
  • keynote,
  • title,
  • obsession,
  • access,
  • agenda,
  • fundamentals,
  • determinant,
  • permission.
  •
  • core,
  • religion,
  • essence,
  • plank,
  • foundation stone,
  • lifeblood,
  • prize,
  • pivot,
  • essential,
  • building block,
  • pith,
  • consideration,
  • divine right,
  • necessity,
  • demand,
  • driver,
  • imperative,
  • cornerstone,
  • requirement.
  •
  • force,
  • provision,
  • resource,
  • supply,
  • kernel,
  • cement.
  •
  • stuff.
  •
  • heart.

Paraphrases for Priority:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    priorities.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    priorities.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    top-priority, high-priority.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    high-priority.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    prioritised, preferential, prime, primary, overarching, prominent, pressing, primordial.
  • Proper noun, singular
    points, investigations, Achievements, Resources, challenges, Inquiries, Surveys.
  • Noun, plural
    agendas, Trademarks, liens, buckets.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Criteria, data, Focuses, Foci, primary, preemption, task, imperative, superiority, concentration.
  • Verb, past tense
    identified, needed, Envisaged, placed, prioritised.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    emphasises, takes, Does, Focuses.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    precedence, prior, paramount, priority-setting.
  • Proper noun, singular
    precedence, prioritization.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    prioritising, prominence, pre-eminence, prioritise, forefront, precedence, attention, prioritization, priority-setting.
  • Adverb
    precedence.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    prioritises.
  • Verb, base form
    prioritise.

Antonyms for Priority:

• n.

  • emphasis
    insignificance.
  • first concern
    subservience, last, inferiority, unimportance.
  • precedence
    lowest.
  • preference
    disfavor, rejection, equality.
  • Other antonyms:
    subsequence, posteriority, back burner, subsequentness.

Priority Sentence Examples:

• A principle must likewise be in some sense prior to what proceeds from it, not necessarily, however, by priority of time, nor by priority of nature involving real dependence.

• I can not bring myself to believe that the lasting happiness of the people, the prosperity of the States, or the permanency of their Union can be maintained by giving preference or priority to any class of citizens in the distribution of benefits or privileges, or by the adoption of measures which enrich one portion of the Union at the expense of another; nor can I see in the interference of the Federal Government with the local legislation and reserved rights of the States a remedy for present or a security against future dangers.