prioritise
Put things first
Prioritise is the British spelling of prioritize, meaning to arrange things in order of importance or to treat something as more important than other things.
You prioritise tasks when you decide which to tackle first: We need to prioritise customer complaints over routine paperwork.
The word implies active judgment about what matters most.
Quality of mattering
- relevanceState of mattering here
- criticalityState of utmost importance
- primacyCondition of being foremost
- paramountOf supreme significance
crucial · vital · essential · key · central · fundamental · indispensable · imperative
Ranked authority structure
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- orderingPlacing in sequence
- sequencingDetermining element order
scheduling · classification · gradation · stratification · sorting · tiering · arrangement · organization
Time limit for completion
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- expediteSpeed up a process
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
pressing · time-sensitive · rush · escalate · urgent · immediate · critical · swift
Act of selecting
- selectionChosen item or items
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- tasteFlavor perception ability
liking · penchant · fondness · affinity · leaning · propensity · predisposition · favor
Preferential treatment of some
- preferentialGiven special advantage
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
discrimination · inequity · unfairness · privilege · patronage · advantage · skew · imbalance
significance
Quality of mattering
- relevanceState of mattering here
- criticalityState of utmost importance
- primacyCondition of being foremost
paramount · crucial · vital · essential · key · central · fundamental · indispensable · imperative · integral
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- orderingPlacing in sequence
sequencing · scheduling · classification · gradation · stratification · sorting · tiering · arrangement · organization · queuing
deadline
Time limit for completion
accelerate · pressing · time-sensitive · rush · escalate · urgent · immediate · critical · swift · prompt
choice
Act of selecting
- selectionChosen item or items
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
- inclinationDisposition toward something
taste · liking · penchant · fondness · affinity · leaning · propensity · predisposition · favor · opt
favoritism
Preferential treatment of some
- preferentialGiven special advantage
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
partiality · discrimination · inequity · unfairness · privilege · patronage · advantage · skew · imbalance · prejudice
prioritiseignore
Refuse to notice
neglect · deprioritise · disregard · downgrade · overlook
prioritiserandomize
Introduce disorder systematically
jumble · muddle · disorganize · leave to chance · disorder
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