first choices
Initial preferred options
First choices are the options someone most prefers or selects before considering alternatives.
The phrase implies a ranking where other possibilities exist but are less desired: Harvard was her first choice, but she also applied to Yale.
When first choices are unavailable, people settle for second choices or backups.
Available courses of action
- possibilityState of being achievable
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- openingGap or start
chance · occasion · doorway · gateway · avenue · pathway · breakthrough · beginning
Chosen item or items
- optionAvailable course of action
- favoriteMost liked option
- pickPointed breaking tool
- decisionSettled course of action
inclination · taste · predilection · liking · desire · affinity · fondness · leaning
Methods to achieve goals
- planningArranging for future events
- gameplanPredetermined course of action
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
calculation · anticipation · approach · methodology · blueprint · scheme · roadmap · playbook
options
Available courses of action
- possibilityState of being achievable
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
opening · chance · occasion · doorway · gateway · avenue · pathway · breakthrough · beginning · threshold
selection
Chosen item or items
decision · inclination · taste · predilection · liking · desire · affinity · fondness · leaning · proclivity
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- planningArranging for future events
- gameplanPredetermined course of action
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
foresight · calculation · anticipation · approach · methodology · blueprint · scheme · roadmap · playbook · logistics
- go-tosfavorites, staples, standbys, mainstays, regulars
- Talent Industrytalent agents, talent scouts, talent management, casting directors, agencies
first choiceslast resorts
Ultimate backup plans
consolation prizes · also-rans · afterthoughts · alternatives · plan B
first choicesfallbacks
Secondary options if preferred fails
backups · plan B · alternatives · contingencies · safety nets
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