Firstly
Firstly adverb - In the beginning.
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Synonyms for Firstly
To begin with and firstly are semantically related. in in the first place topic. In some cases you can use "To begin with" instead an adverb "Firstly".
Nearby Word: first
To begin with
To begin with adverb - Before now.
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Synonyms for To begin with
Firstly and to begin with are semantically related. You can use "Firstly" instead an adverb phrase "To begin with".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- first and firstly
- first and to begin with
- foremost and firstly
- foremost and to begin with
- initially and firstly
- initially and to begin with
- originally and firstly
- originally and to begin with
- primarily and firstly
- primarily and to begin with
- basically and firstly
- basically and to begin with
- essentially and firstly
- essentially and to begin with
Both terms in one sentence
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To begin with, one of the reasons Cadmus exists in the first place is because of the negative PR superheroes gained when, firstly, Superman was brainwashed by Darkseid, and secondly when Justice Leaguer Hawkgirl was revealed to be The Mole for an alien invasion.
Source: Slave to PR - Firstly, it is a filler so it isn't canon to begin with.
Source: Doomed by Canon
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