First thing
Originally and first thing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Originally" instead an adverb phrase "First thing".
Originally
Originally adverb - In the beginning.
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Synonyms for Originally
First thing and originally are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "First thing" instead an adverb "Originally".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- first and first thing
- first and originally
- foremost and first thing
- foremost and originally
- initially and first thing
- initially and originally
- primarily and first thing
- primarily and originally
- basically and first thing
- basically and originally
- beforehand and first thing
- beforehand and originally
- essentially and first thing
- essentially and originally
Both terms in one sentence
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Bandora in Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger hates children and often explicitly targets them in her attacks — the first thing she did upon release from her can was to capture the kids who were riding in the space shuttle whose astronauts originally freed her and try to crush them with a giant rock.
Source: Child Hater - He was originally designed without a body, being intended to act as the intelligence guiding the Iron Legion and enough Mecha Mooks to protect the world, but the first thing he does is build a body for himself.
Source: Ridiculously Human Robots / Film
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Originally and First thing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/first_thing/originally
First thing & Originally. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/first_thing/originally>.
Originally or First thing. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/first_thing/originally.
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