Ahead
Ahead adjective - Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
Primary
Primary adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.
Usage example: a few minutes of primary instruction in the use of our diving gear before we actually got into the water
Ahead and primary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ahead" instead an adjective "Primary".
Both words in one sentence
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Evil Is Petty: The primary reason Nightmare decided to attack Zodiac ahead of schedule was because Taurus stole a guy she was flirting with.
Source: Webcomic / Zodiac - That and OLM Incorporated promising to keep the books' storylines fully intact were the primary reasons why she gave the go-ahead for adapting her books into an anime series.
Source: One Of Us / Writing Wonks -
Scouts ahead of primary fleet to gain last-minute intel on enemy positions.
Source: Standard Sci-Fi Fleet
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Primary and Ahead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ahead/primary
Ahead & Primary. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ahead/primary>.
Primary or Ahead. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ahead/primary.
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