1st
At the start
First, the ordinal form of one.
Used in dates May 1st, rankings 1st place, addresses 1st Avenue, and sequences 1st edition.
The abbreviation appears more often in informal writing; formal contexts typically spell out first.
Highest in importance
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- topUppermost part or surface
- primaryChief in importance
- principalChief school administrator
chief · premier · supreme · preeminent · paramount · head · champion · winner
Starting point or source
- genesisPoint of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- commencementAct of starting
- outsetInitial point of something
dawn · birth · creation · infancy · initiation · introduction · launch · foundation
First to forge ahead
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- founderOne who begins something
visionary · explorer · discoverer · leader · frontiersman · settler · adventurer · scout
foremost
Highest in importance
principal · chief · premier · supreme · preeminent · paramount · head · champion · winner · gold
origin
Starting point or source
- genesisPoint of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- commencementAct of starting
outset · dawn · birth · creation · infancy · initiation · introduction · launch · foundation · inauguration
trailblazer
First to forge ahead
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
founder · visionary · explorer · discoverer · leader · frontiersman · settler · adventurer · scout · navigator
- 1st gradeInitial elementary school year
- january 1st
- 1st graderChild in elementary's second year
- 1st centuryYears 1-100 AD
- 1st personSpeaker's own viewpoint
- july 1st