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Another word for prime

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Adjective

  1. Of fine quality

    See also:

    better

  2. Exceptionally good of its kind

    See also:

    good

  3. Most important, influential, or significant

      1. The uppermost part, point, surface, or end:
      2. The part farthest from a given reference point:
      3. The crown of the head:
      1. First or highest in rank or importance.
      2. Of, relating to, or being financial principal, or a principal in a financial transaction.
      3. One who holds a position of presiding rank, especially the head of an elementary school, middle school, or high school.
      1. First or highest in rank or importance; principal.
      2. Occurring first in time or sequence; earliest:
      3. Of or relating to primary schools.
      1. First in status or importance; principal or chief:
      2. First to occur or exist; earliest.
      3. A prime minister.
      1. Of chief concern or importance:
      2. Highest in rank, power, or authority:
      3. One that has the highest rank, power, or authority.
      1. One that is first in rank, order, or importance.
      2. One's own interests; oneself:
      3. The act of urinating.
      1. Greater than others in importance or rank:
      2. Great in scope or effect:
      3. Great in number, size, or extent:
      1. Most important; principal.
      2. Exerted to the utmost; sheer:
      3. Connected to or located near the mainmast:
      1. Having a position in the lead; foremost:
      2. Chief; principal:
      3. Of or performing a lead in a theatrical production:
      1. A notched and grooved, usually metal implement that is turned to open or close a lock.
      2. A similar implement or an electronic device used for opening, winding, or starting something:
      3. A device, such as a wedge or pin, inserted to lock together mechanical or structural parts.
      1. More prominent or important than others, especially in position or rank:
      2. First in physical position or place:
      3. Above all else; most importantly:
      1. The ordinal number matching the number one in a series.
      2. The one coming, occurring, or ranking before or above all others.
      3. The beginning; the outset:
      1. One who is highest in rank or authority; a leader.
      2. A chief petty officer.
      3. The chief engineer of a ship.
      1. Of foremost importance; paramount:
      2. Dark to deep or vivid red.
      3. A high church official, ranking just below the pope, who has been appointed by a pope to membership in the College of Cardinals.
      1. A town or city that is the official seat of government in a political entity, such as a state or nation.
      2. A city that is the center of a specific activity or industry:
      3. Wealth, especially in the form of financial or physical assets, used in the production or accumulation of more wealth.
    See also:

    important

  4. Preceding all others in time

      1. Being or happening first in sequence of time; original.
      2. Primary or fundamental:
      3. Belonging to or characteristic of the earliest stage of development of an organism or a part:
      1. First or highest in rank or importance; principal.
      2. Occurring first in time or sequence; earliest:
      3. Of or relating to primary schools.
      1. One who ventures into unknown or unclaimed territory to settle.
      2. One who opens up new areas of thought, research, or development:
      3. A soldier who performs construction and demolition work in the field to facilitate troop movements.
      1. Preceding all others in time; first:
      2. Not derived from something else; fresh and unusual:
      3. Showing a marked departure from previous practice; new:
      1. An unmarried girl or woman.
      2. A woman or girl who is a virgin.
      3. A machine resembling the guillotine, used in Scotland in the 1500s and 1600s to behead criminals.
      1. Of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first:
      2. Designating the first letter or letters of a word.
      3. The first letter of a proper name.
      1. The ordinal number matching the number one in a series.
      2. The one coming, occurring, or ranking before or above all others.
      3. The beginning; the outset:
    See also:

    start

  5. Not derived from something else

      1. Of or relating to an early or original stage or state; primeval:
      2. Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution:
      3. Having developed early in the evolutionary history of a group:
      1. First or highest in rank or importance; principal.
      2. Occurring first in time or sequence; earliest:
      3. Of or relating to primary schools.
      1. Preceding all others in time; first:
      2. Not derived from something else; fresh and unusual:
      3. Showing a marked departure from previous practice; new:
    See also:

    start

Noun

  1. A condition or time of vigor and freshness

      1. To turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; blush.
      2. To glow, especially with a reddish color:
      3. To flow suddenly and abundantly, as from containment; flood.
      1. The reproductive structure of angiosperms, characteristically having either specialized male or female organs or both male and female organs, such as stamens and a pistil, enclosed in an outer envelope of petals and sepals.
      2. Such a structure having showy or colorful parts; a blossom.
      3. A flower head.
      1. A condition or time of flowering.
      2. A condition or period of great vigor.
      1. A state or time of flowering.
      2. A gradual process of unfolding or developing.
      3. The point or time of greatest vigor; the culmination.
      1. A flower or cluster of flowers.
      2. The condition or time of flowering:
      3. A condition or period of maximum development.
      1. The flower of a plant.
      2. Something resembling the flower of a plant:
      3. The condition of being in flower:
    See also:

    better

Verb

  1. To cause to be ready, as for use, consumption, or a special purpose

      1. Prepared or available for service, action, or progress:
      2. Mentally disposed; willing:
      3. Likely or about to do something:
      1. To make ready beforehand for a specific purpose, as for an event or occasion:
      2. To put together or make by combining various elements or ingredients; manufacture or compound:
      3. To fit out; equip:
      1. To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create:
      2. To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct:
      3. To form by assembling individuals or constituents:
      1. To correct or set right; adjust:
      2. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
      3. To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare:
      1. To be the proper size and shape for:
      2. To cause to be the proper size and shape:
      3. To measure for proper size:
    See also:

    prepared

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Another word for prime

Modifier

  1. Principal

    See also:

    principal

  2. Excellent

    See also:

    excellent

    best

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Sentence Examples

  • Stop playing prime time TV.

  • I think I might get the prime rib.

  • When a person dies, the prime suspect is always the surviving spouse.

  • A man in his prime with silvered hair emerged from the darkness.

  • Nothing had been stolen and after yesterday's encounter with the blue Ford, all agreed they had a line on the prime suspects.

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