Related Words for at first

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initially
x/xx
Adverb
first off
//
Phrase, Adverb
first cause
//
Phrase, Noun
at that
//
Phrase
originally
x/xxx
Adverb
firsts
/
Noun
start out
//
Phrase, Verb
early on
/x/
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
beginning
x/x
Noun
start off
//
Phrase, Verb
firstly
/x
Adverb
at one
//
Phrase
original
x/xx
Adjective
first night
//
Phrase, Noun
start
/
Noun
at present
//x
Phrase, Adverb
earliest
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
early days
/x/
Phrase, Noun
introductory
xx/xx
Noun
look at
//
Phrase, Verb
origin
/xx
Noun
in that
x/
Phrase, Adverb
atter
/x
Noun
day one
//
Phrase, Noun, Adverb
for starters
//x
Phrase, Adverb
at bottom
//x
Phrase, Adverb
at times
//
Phrase, Adverb
intro
/x
Noun
opened
/x
Verb
but then
//
Phrase
initiatory
x/xxx
Adjective
created
x/x
Verb
first blush
//
Phrase, Noun
introduced
xx/
Verb
at most
//
Phrase, Adverb
introduction
xx/x
Noun
starter
/x
Noun
initializing
x/xxx
Verb
so what
//
Phrase, Verb
check out
//
Phrase, Verb
originating
x/xxx
Verb
surprise
x/
Noun
first light
//
Phrase, Noun
the word
x/
Phrase, Noun
the way
x/
Phrase, Noun
unfamiliar
xx/x
Adjective
at best
//
Phrase, Adverb
beginners
x/x
Noun
but for
//
Phrase, Adjective
initiating
x/xxx
Verb
look to
//
Phrase, Verb
so there
//
Phrase, Verb
meeting
/x
Noun
look on
//
Phrase, Verb
in front
x/
Phrase, Adverb
what about
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
newness
/x
Noun
starting point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
basic
/x
Adjective
preliminary
x/xxx
Noun
appeared
x/
Verb
looked
/
Verb
immediately
x/xxx
Adverb
turned out
//
Phrase, Adjective
right away
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
aboriginal
xx/xx
Adjective, Name
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ahead
x/
Adverb
aid
/
Noun, Verb
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
ante
/x
Noun, Verb
any
/x
Adverb
anyway
/xx
Adverb
archetypal
//x
Adjective
arrival
x/x
Noun
been
/
Verb
before
x/
Adverb
beforehand
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
biggest
/x
Adjective
birth
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
blood
/
Noun, Verb
bonus
/x
Noun, Verb
breadth
/
Noun
calendar
/xx
Noun, Verb
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
chief
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
commence
x/
Verb
commencement
x/x
Noun
commonest
/xx
Adjective
con
/
Noun, Verb
constellation
xx/x
Noun
cousin
/x
Noun, Verb
crown
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
darts
/
Noun
debut
x/
Noun, Verb
departure
x/x
Noun
differential
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
eighth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
eldest
/x
Adjective, Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
especially
x/x
Adverb
everything
/xx
Adverb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
example
x/x
Noun, Verb
feedstocks
/x
Noun
fifth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
first base
//
Phrase, Noun
firstborn
//
Noun, Adjective
fist
/
Noun, Verb
forefront
/x
Noun, Verb
foremost
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
formative
/xx
Adjective, Noun
former
/x
Adjective, Noun
formerly
/xx
Adverb
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fourth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
freshman
/x
Noun
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
grade
/
Noun, Verb
grant
/
Noun, Verb
greatest
/x
Verb
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
highest
/x
Adjective
im
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
immediate
x/xx
Adjective
important
x/x
Adjective
inaugural
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
inception
x/x
Noun
indian
/xx
Name, Adjective
initiation
xxx/x
Noun
initiative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
intermediate
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
ire
/
Noun, Verb
junior
/x
Adjective, Noun
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
kickoff
/x
Noun
kiss
/
Noun, Verb
largest
/x
Adjective
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
love
/
Noun, Verb
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
low gear
//
Phrase, Noun
maiden
/x
Noun, Adjective
main
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
mainly
/x
Adverb
major
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
maternal
x/x
Adjective, Noun
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
morning
/x
Noun
most
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
name
/
Noun, Verb
never
/x
Adverb
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
number one
/x/
Phrase, Adjective, Noun
offset
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
oldest
/x
Noun
ole
/
Adjective, Name
once
/
Adverb, Noun
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
only
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
onset
/x
Noun, Verb
ordinal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
outset
/x
Noun, Verb
overarching
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
overriding
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
paramount
/xx
Adjective, Name
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
particular
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
pioneer
xx/
Noun, Verb
pitched
/
Adjective
place
/
Noun, Verb
powell
/x
Name
precedence
/xx
Noun
preceding
x/x
Adjective
premier
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
premiere
x/
Noun, Verb
premium
/xx
Noun, Adjective
première
/x
Noun, Verb
prerequisite
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
previous
/xx
Adjective, Noun
prim
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
prima
/x
Adjective
primarily
x/xx
Adverb
primary
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
prime
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
primer
/x
Noun, Adjective
primo
/x
Noun, Adjective
primus
/x
Noun
prince
/
Noun, Verb
principal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
principle
/xx
Noun, Verb
prior
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
priority
x/xx
Noun
prototypical
xx/xx
Adjective
purple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
quickly
/x
Adverb
raw
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
sacrament
/xx
Noun, Verb
second
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
senior
/x
Adjective, Name
seoul
/
Name
seventeenth
/x/
Adjective, Noun
seventh
/x
Adjective, Name
share
/
Noun, Verb
single
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
sixteenth
x/
Adjective, Noun
sixth
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
sophomore
/x
Noun, Adjective
special
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
stack
/
Noun, Verb