100 Other Words for “Firstly”

100 Other Words for

No. Term Definition
1. Above all Most importantly; before anything else.
2. Above the rest Before others; foremost.
3. After all Ultimately; when everything is considered.
4. Ahead of all else Before anything else; foremost.
5. All else being equal Assuming no other factors change.
6. As a first step Initially; to begin.
7. As an opener As an opening point; first.
8. As the first point Introducing the first point.
9. At first blush At first glance; initially.
10. At first glance Initially; on first look.
11. At the beginning At the start; initially.
12. At the first step At the initial step; first.
13. At the get-go From the start; immediately.
14. At the outset At the start; from the beginning.
15. At the outset of all At the very beginning; first.
16. At the start At the beginning; initially.
17. At the very start At the earliest point; initially.
18. Before anything else Prior to everything; first in order.
19. Before everything Earlier than all others; first.
20. Before we proceed First, prior to continuing.
21. Before we start First, prior to beginning.
22. Beforehand In advance; earlier.
23. Begin by Start with; do first.
24. Beginning with Starting with; first mentioning.
25. Best of all Most important; top priority.
26. Chief point Main point; primary concern.
27. Chiefly Primarily; mainly.
28. Come first Be first in order or priority.
29. Commencing with Starting with; beginning by.
30. Crucially Of key importance; critically.
31. Dawn of the matter The very start of the issue.
32. Early on At an early stage; initially.
33. Ere anything else Before anything else; earlier.
34. Essentially Fundamentally; in essence.
35. First and foremost Most importantly; above all.
36. First in line First in order; earliest.
37. First in the sequence First in order; earliest.
38. First of all To start; initially.
39. First off To begin; first.
40. First order of business First task to address.
41. First things first Deal with this before anything.
42. First up The first item; to begin.
43. First, consider As a first step, consider.
44. For a start As a beginning point.
45. For one thing As an initial point or reason.
46. Foremost Most important; first in rank.
47. Foremost of all Most importantly; first.
48. From the get-go From the beginning; immediately.
49. From the outset From the start; initially.
50. Fundamentally At the base level; essentially.
51. Going in At the start; initially.
52. Headlining Leading; first in prominence.
53. Highest priority Most urgent; first importance.
54. In advance Beforehand; prior to action.
55. In the beginning At first; initially.
56. In the first instance Initially; as the first step.
57. In the first place To begin with; initially.
58. In the first round In the initial phase; first.
59. In the initial instance At the start; first.
60. In the opening At the beginning; initially.
61. In the opening instance At the start; first.
62. In the opening place In the first place; initially.
63. In the outset At the beginning; initially.
64. Inceptively At the beginning; initially.
65. Initially At first; at the start.
66. Initially speaking At first; to start.
67. Introductory point Opening point; first remark.
68. Key point Main point; central idea.
69. Kick off with Start with; begin by.
70. Lead with Begin by presenting first.
71. Leading off Starting; beginning the sequence.
72. Leading with Beginning by presenting first.
73. Let’s begin with Start by addressing this first.
74. Let’s start with Begin by addressing first.
75. Mainly Primarily; for the most part.
76. Most importantly Above all; of greatest importance.
77. Notably Worth noting; especially.
78. Number one First in order; top item.
79. On the front end At the beginning; early on.
80. On the one hand First perspective; one side.
81. On top of that Additionally; further to this.
82. Once to begin At the start; first.
83. One, First item in a list.
84. Opening with Beginning by mentioning first.
85. Originally At first; in the beginning.
86. Out of the gate Right from the start.
87. Overarchingly In overall terms; broadly first.
88. Paramountly With greatest importance; chiefly.
89. Preliminarily As a preliminary step; first.
90. Primarily Mainly; first in importance.
91. Primarily speaking Mainly; at first importance.
92. Priority one Top priority; first concern.
93. Proemially By way of introduction; first.
94. Secondarily As a secondary point; next.
95. Starting out At the beginning; initially.
96. Starting point First point of departure.
97. Starting with Beginning by; first addressing.
98. To begin At the start; initially.
99. To begin at the top Start with the most important.
100. To begin with At first; initially.