Priority and Precedence

Priority

Priority noun - The right to one's attention before other things considered less important.
Usage example: the committee has decided to give your request priority, so you'll have a meeting early tomorrow morning
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Synonyms for Priority

Precedence is a synonym for priority in supremacy topic. In some cases you can use "Precedence" instead a noun "Priority", when it comes to topics like precede, first concern. popular alternative

Precedence

Precedence noun - The right to one's attention before other things considered less important.
Usage example: his merchandise order takes precedence because we received it first
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Synonyms for Precedence

Priority is a synonym for precedence in precede topic. You can use "Priority" instead a noun "Precedence", if it concerns topics such as first in order. popular alternative

How words are described

high high priority high precedence
full full priority full precedence
strong strong priority strong precedence
real real priority real precedence
Other adjectives: greater, higher, historical.
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