prioritize
Put things first
To prioritize is to arrange things in order of importance or urgency, deciding what deserves attention first: We need to prioritize our tasks for the week.
The word often implies choosing some things at the expense of others: The company prioritized profits over safety.
To prioritize something is also simply to treat it as important: She prioritizes her health.
Select from alternatives
- decideReach a conclusion
- determineEstablish through investigation
- evaluateDetermine value or quality
- discernPerceive with careful attention
filter · screen · identify · isolate · cull · cherry-pick · handpick · favor
Time limit for completion
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- immediateHappening without delay
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
time-sensitive · expedite · accelerate · rush · triage · escalate · critical · urgent
Ranked authority structure
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- importanceState of mattering
primacy · superiority · dominance · preeminence · top · foremost · paramount · first
Forming the base
- coreCentral essential portion
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- crucialOf supreme importance
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
key · primary · necessary · indispensable · paramount · imperative · requisite · prerequisite
Planned approach to goals
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- allocationDistribution of shares
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
approach · goals · objectives · scheduling · efficiency · roadmap · framework · systematize
Focused mental awareness
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- emphasisStress given to something
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
foreground · spotlight · center · target · direct · channel · funnel · devote
choose
Select from alternatives
discern · filter · screen · identify · isolate · cull · cherry-pick · handpick · favor · prefer
deadline
Time limit for completion
pressing · time-sensitive · expedite · accelerate · rush · triage · escalate · critical · urgent · prompt
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
importance · primacy · superiority · dominance · preeminence · top · foremost · paramount · first · leading
fundamental
Forming the base
critical · key · primary · necessary · indispensable · paramount · imperative · requisite · prerequisite · foundational
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- allocationDistribution of shares
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
methodology · approach · goals · objectives · scheduling · efficiency · roadmap · framework · systematize · organize
attention
Focused mental awareness
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- emphasisStress given to something
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
commitment · foreground · spotlight · center · target · direct · channel · funnel · devote · allocate
- resolutionslose weight, quit smoking, save money, eat healthy, get fit
- organizecategorize, classify, sort, arrange, group
- workplace englishmeeting, deadline, agenda, memo, report
- efficiencyoptimization, efficient, streamlining, effective, optimize
- leadership verbslead, command, direct, manage, supervise
- planningplan, planned, planners, to-do lists, calendars
prioritizedeprioritize
Reduce in importance
downgrade · de-emphasize · demote · relegate · minimize
- task prioritizationOrdering work by importance
prioritized, prioritizing, prioritizes, prioritise, prioritization, prioritised, prioritises, prioritising, deprioritize