All firstly synonyms
first·ly
F f adv firstly
- mostly — for the most part; in the main: The work is mostly done.
- at heart — If you say that someone is a particular kind of person at heart, you mean that that is what they are really like, even though they may seem very different.
- inherently — existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute; inhering: an inherent distrust of strangers.
- primarily — essentially; mostly; chiefly; principally: They live primarily from farming.
- radically — with regard to origin or root.
- in essence — the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features: Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.
- in substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- intrinsically — belonging to a thing by its very nature: the intrinsic value of a gold ring.
- foremost — Most prominent in rank, importance, or position.
- immediately — without lapse of time; without delay; instantly; at once: Please telephone him immediately.
- up front — of or relating to the front.
- first of all — to start with
- first thing — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- in the first place — firstly
- primo — the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
- fundamentally — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- primitively — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
adverb firstly
- initially — of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- to start with — To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.
- originally — with respect to origin; by origin: Originally he came from California.
- essentially — Used to emphasize the basic, fundamental, or intrinsic nature of a person, thing, or situation.