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What is another word for Priority? – 111 Priority Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    precedence importance preference urgency primacy superiority prominence lead advantage weight significance emphasis stress attention concern regard care consideration interest relevance usefulness value worth merit distinction excellence superiority ranking grading classification categorization listing ordering sequencing arrangement

    Meaning of Priority

    The state or fact of being regarded as more important than something or someone else

    Definitions

    • The fact or state of being earlier in time, order, or sequence
    • * The state or fact of being regarded as more important than something or someone else
    • * A thing that is regarded as more important than others

    Etymology of Priority

    The word "priority" comes from the Latin "prior", meaning "former" or "first", and the suffix "-ity", which forms an abstract noun
    The term has been used in English since the 15th century to denote something that comes before something else in time, order, or importance

    Example Uses

    • The company's priority is to increase profits
    • * The priority for the emergency services is to save lives
    • * She made her family her top priority

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    insignificance unimportance inferiority secondary minor subsidiary subordinate lower lesser secondary tertiary last least negligible minor trivial insignificant immaterial inconsequential unimportant

    Related Nouns

    importance urgency significance relevance usefulness value worth merit distinction excellence superiority ranking grading classification categorization listing ordering sequencing arrangement precedence

    Related Verbs

    prioritize prefer emphasize stress attention consider care regard interest value merit distinguish excel surpass outrank outdo precede

    Related Adjectives

    important urgent significant relevant useful valuable worthy meritorious distinguished excellent superior primary principal main chief major foremost leading premier