100 Other Words for “Firstly”

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.