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Priority (Noun)

Meaning 1

Preceding in time.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

  • The meeting was given priority and was scheduled for 8 am sharp.
  • Students with disabilities are given priority seating in the auditorium.
  • Priority boarding for first-class passengers began 30 minutes before the scheduled flight time.
  • The project's deadline was pushed up, making it our top priority.
  • Emergency cases are given priority treatment and are attended to immediately.

Synonyms

  • Antecedence
  • Precedence
  • Antecedency
  • Precedency
  • Anteriority

Antonyms

  • Posteriority

Related Words

  • Prioritize (verb)
  • Prior (adjective)

Meaning 2

Status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

  • Precedence
  • Precedency

Hypernyms

  • High Status

Hyponyms

  • Back Burner
  • Front Burner

Related Words

  • Prioritize (verb)
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