Synonyms of prime

prime 1 of 3

adjective

1

as in chief

highest in rank or authority

the prime strategist in the senator's presidential campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chief
• presiding
• foremost
• supreme
• commanding
• top
• primary
• leading
• first
• principal
• lead
• senior
• high
• premier
• head
• main
• in charge
• preeminent
• major
• predominant
• high-level
• supereminent
• dominant
• managing
• paramount
• upper
• controlling
• reigning
• supervisory
• overseeing
• sovereign
• topmost
• ascendant
• superior
• predominate
• uppermost
• regnant
• directing
• ruling
• grand
• officiating
• sovran
• ascendent
• upmost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• second
• last
• secondary
• lower
• less
• lesser
• subordinate
• ancillary
• inferior
• lowly
• subsidiary
• junior
• assisting
• under
• assistant
• deputy
• coadjutor

2

as in excellent

of the very best kind

owns a thousand acres of prime farmland

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• great
• terrific
• wonderful
• superb
• stellar
• lovely
• beautiful
• awesome
• fantastic
• fabulous
• marvellous
• marvelous
• hot
• fine
• quality
• classic
• famous
• top
• heavenly
• divine
• grand
• sensational
• superior
• cool
• neat
• superlative
• choice
• first-class
• primo
• good
• first-rate
• splendid
• slick
• exceptional
• immense
• blue-chip
• frontline
• cracking
• noble
• top-shelf
• sterling
• too much
• first-string
• swell
• topping
• prize
• blue-ribbon
• top-notch
• brave
• capital
• high-class
• topflight
• keen
• par excellence
• peachy
• unsurpassed
• out of this world
• dynamite
• dandy
• decent
• crackerjack
• banner
• supernal
• number one
• boss
• out-of-sight
• mean
• bumper
• groovy
• gangbuster
• nifty
• tip-top
• bully
• gone
• dope
• better
• radical
• A1
• fab
• bang-up
• top-of-the-line
• righteous
• corking
• special
• adequate
• gangbusters
• gilt-edge
• prizewinning
• down
• wizard
• hype
• boffo
• satisfactory
• acceptable
• five-star
• fantabulous
• peachy keen
• No. 1
• phat
• bonny
• jim-dandy
• numero uno
• gilt-edged
• four-star
• A-OK
• traditional
• bonnie
• brag
• okay
• classical
• all right
• premium
• tolerable
• passable
• select
• OK
• high-grade
• fancy
• standard
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• terrible
• lousy
• pathetic
• awful
• rotten
• wretched
• vile
• atrocious
• bad
• inferior
• unsatisfactory
• substandard
• low-grade
• execrable
• mediocre
• middling
• second-class
• second-rate

prime

2 of 3

noun

ˈprīm 

1

as in bloom

a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement

in the prime of her life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bloom
• blooming
• heyday
• flower
• pinnacle
• revival
• springtime
• blossom
• flush
• salad days
• flowering
• florescence
• autumn
• high noon
• zenith
• peak
• blossoming
• floruit
• apex
• meridian
• summit
• Indian summer
• golden age
• climax
• grandeur
• glory
• efflorescence
• acme
• recovery
• splendor
• silver age
• belle époque
• belle epoque
• comeback

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decay
• decline
• downfall
• bottom
• nadir
• wilting
• withering
• shriveling
• shrivelling

2

as in best

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class

chose the prime of the litter of pups

Synonyms & Similar Words

• best
• elite
• aristocracy
• top
• choice
• elect
• flower
• A-list
• royalty
• cream
• Hall of Fame
• society
• quality
• cream of the crop
• priesthood
• pink
• upper crust
• pick
• pride
• fat
• illuminati
• crème de la crème
• corps d'elite
• establishment
• upper class
• nobility
• top drawer
• gentry
• caviare
• caviar
• who's who

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• millions
• masses
• multitude
• herd
• mob
• rank and file
• commoners
• unwashed
• hoi polloi

prime

3 of 3

verb

as in to ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ground
• mentor
• drill
• qualify
• prepare
• fit
• lesson
• coach
• teach
• school
• guide
• habilitate
• educate
• lead
• rear
• direct
• instruct
• preach
• lecture
• indoctrinate
• inculcate
• instill
• train
• tutor
• impart (to)
• implant
• moralize
• instil
• inform
• enlighten
• catechize
• brief
• familiarize
• verse
• edify
• show
• homeschool
• initiate
• introduce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prime

Adjective

Groundcovers also cover bare soil that’s prime territory for grass seeds to land and take root. —Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025

Take the start of the Maple Leafs series as a prime example. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025

Noun

The Warriors had Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson in their primes. —Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 7 May 2025

What to know for offseason: Remains a foundational piece for the Heat who’s entering his prime. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025

Verb

Lemont 20-7 (NR) Six-game winning streak primes Lemont for conference and postseason runs. —Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025

The team’s strategy of priming the graph has proved groundbreaking. —Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 12 May 2025