priorities
Things put first
Priorities are the things that matter most or demand attention first.
To set priorities is to rank tasks or concerns by importance: We need to get our priorities straight.
When someone says I have other priorities, they're explaining why something won't get their attention.
The singular priority means the state of being first in importance, or a single item given precedence: Safety is our top priority.
Intended targets or ends
- targetsIntended aims or marks
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- outcomesFinal results achieved
- aspirationsDeeply held goals
projects · plans · tasks · missions · pursuits · initiatives · commitments · resolutions
Ranked authority structure
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- tieredHaving multiple levels
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
ranking · levels · first · second · top · bottom · ordering · arrangement
Pressing need for action
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- significanceQuality of mattering
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
- primacyCondition of being foremost
criticality · relevance · weight · emphasis · paramount · essential · fundamental · key
Sustained single-minded attention
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- effortApplied energy toward goals
discipline · single-mindedness · determination · allocation · bandwidth · energy · resources · trade-offs
Available options to pick
- favoritesMost preferred choices
- inclinationsInherent preferences or tendencies
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- predilectionsEstablished personal preferences
leanings · desires · wishes · selections · options · druthers · personal · subjective
Strong desire for achievement
- successFavorable outcome attained
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- driveOperate a vehicle
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
career · advancement · progress · striving · excellence · leadership · self-improvement · goal-oriented
Study of right conduct
- moralsPrinciples of right conduct
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
honesty · fairness · responsibility · justice · compassion · family · faith · health
objectives
Intended targets or ends
- targetsIntended aims or marks
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- outcomesFinal results achieved
aspirations · projects · plans · tasks · missions · pursuits · initiatives · commitments · resolutions · achievements
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- tieredHaving multiple levels
precedence · ranking · levels · first · second · top · bottom · ordering · arrangement · categorization
urgency
Pressing need for action
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- significanceQuality of mattering
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
primacy · criticality · relevance · weight · emphasis · paramount · essential · fundamental · key · core
concentration
Sustained single-minded attention
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
effort · discipline · single-mindedness · determination · allocation · bandwidth · energy · resources · trade-offs · sacrifices
choices
Available options to pick
- favoritesMost preferred choices
- inclinationsInherent preferences or tendencies
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
predilections · leanings · desires · wishes · selections · options · druthers · personal · subjective · trade-offs
aspiration
Strong desire for achievement
- successFavorable outcome attained
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- driveOperate a vehicle
motivation · career · advancement · progress · striving · excellence · leadership · self-improvement · goal-oriented · competitive
ethics
Study of right conduct
- moralsPrinciples of right conduct
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
integrity · honesty · fairness · responsibility · justice · compassion · family · faith · health · relationships
- listslist, roster, listing, register, grocery list
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- goalsgoals, goal, aims, objective, objectives
- objectivestargets, milestones, goals, outcomes, benchmarks
- personal planninggoals, budget, calendar, schedule, to-do list
- numbered listsrankings, countdown, countdowns, steps, leaderboards
prioritiesafterthoughts
Late-arriving ideas
trivialities · nonessentials · trifles · incidentals · peripherals
- top prioritiesMost important tasks
- conflicting prioritiesMutually exclusive goals
- key priorities
- national prioritiesGoals a country ranks highest
- spending prioritiesRanked budgetary commitments
- task prioritizationOrdering work by importance
prioritize, prioritized, prioritizing, prioritizes, prioritization, prioritizations