n. Function: adjective
1 being number one in a series FF1C; the first day of the week FF1E;
Synonyms: foremost, headmost, inaugural, initial, leading
Contrasted Words: final, terminal, ultimate; interjacent, intermediary, intermediate, intervenient, intervening
Antonyms: last
2 preceding all others FF1C; succeeded at her first try FF1E;
Synonyms: earliest, initial, maiden, original, pioneer, primary, prime
Related Words: early, pristine; primal, primogenial, primordial
Contrasted Words: derivative, imitative, secondary
Antonyms: final
3 exceeding all others FF1C; he was the first statesman of his era FF1E;
Synonyms: arch, champion, chief, foremost, head, leading, premier, principal
Related Words: eminent, highest, preeminent, primary, prime, supreme; dominant, paramount, predominant, sovereign; main, outstanding
Contrasted Words: ancillary, auxiliary, secondary, subsidiary
Antonyms: subordinate
4 most rudimentary FF1C; had not the first chance of success FF1E;
Synonyms: least, slightest, smallest
Related Words: measly, slight, slim, trifling, trivial
Contrasted Words: considerable, goodly, significant, substantial, tolerable, worthwhile