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priority

/pɹaɪˈɔɹʌti/noun4 syllables

Priority means: preceding in time.

Synonyms for priority5

noun, as in preceding in time

antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency

noun, as in status established in order of importance or urgency

precedence, precedency

Opposites of priority

posteriority

What does priority mean?2

noun

1

preceding in time

2

status established in order of importance or urgency“… its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with priority?4

four syllables

Show 32 near rhymes
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Priority in a sentence

  • Respect should be a priority, no matter our differences.Nuel
  • For her, her family's well-being was always her top priority.megamanenm
  • Family is his priority, and he shows it through his actions.Nuel
  • As a priority, it is addressed to young people.tieguy
  • Being less urgent, this plan is lower in priority.Objectivesea
  • Now, everyone's top priority should be the children's protection.Nuel
  • When it comes to little girls, their priority is listening to other little girls.peterius
  • Felix's priority was to get a fire going.Amastan

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Forms of priority

as a noun

plural
priorities