First of all
First of all adverb - Before anything else.
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Synonyms for First of all
Initially and first of all are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Initially" instead an adverb phrase "First of all".
Initially
Initially adverb - In the beginning.
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Synonyms for Initially
First of all and initially are semantically related. You can use "First of all" instead an adverb "Initially".
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Related pairs
- first and first of all
- first and initially
- largely and first of all
- largely and initially
- foremost and first of all
- foremost and initially
- originally and first of all
- originally and initially
- primarily and first of all
- primarily and initially
- basically and first of all
- basically and initially
- chiefly and first of all
- chiefly and initially
Both terms in one sentence
- First of all the creators were initially told that the series would just be one mini-series measuring at about 12 episodes.
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Red Herring: Chaff and Seeder initially seem like they'll be important characters: they're from the same district as Rue and Thresh, Katniss' ally and rescuer from her Games, first of all.
Source: Literature / The Hunger Games - First of all, there's the section of Jungle Island with the Fire Marble Dome and the Wahrk Gallows switch that can initially only be accessed by the gondola on the back side of Plateau Island, until you open the Door to Before through the Wahrk Totem.
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