Synonyms of primes

primes 1 of 2

noun

plural of prime

1

as in blooms

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

in the prime of her life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blooms
• blossoms
• flowers
• pinnacles
• salad days
• flushes
• springtimes
• florescences
• revivals
• heydays
• floruits
• high noons
• zeniths
• autumns
• flowerings
• grandeurs
• meridians
• apexes
• summits
• golden ages
• peaks
• Indian summers
• climaxes
• splendors
• recoveries
• glories
• silver ages
• efflorescences
• acmes
• comebacks
• belle epoques

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declines
• decays
• bottoms
• downfalls
• nadirs

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
• aristocracies
• elites
• tops
• qualities
• societies
• creams
• pinks
• royalties
• choices
• flowers
• elect
• Halls of Fame
• A-lists
• illuminati
• fat
• prides
• priesthoods
• picks
• upper classes
• crème de la crème
• upper crusts
• nobilities
• corps d'elite
• gentries
• establishments
• top drawers
• caviars
• who's whos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masses
• millions
• herds
• multitudes
• commoners
• mobs
• unwasheds
• rank and files
• hoi polloi

primes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of prime

as in grounds

Related Words

• grounds
• schools
• drills
• mentors
• coaches
• lessons
• fits
• qualifies
• habilitates
• rears
• prepares
• leads
• guides
• teaches
• educates
• trains
• lectures
• verses
• implants
• indoctrinates
• imparts (to)
• instills
• moralizes
• inculcates
• instructs
• preaches
• directs
• tutors
• briefs
• edifies
• enlightens
• catechizes
• familiarizes
• informs
• homeschools
• initiates
• shows
• introduces

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of primes

Noun

The quartet might only be better if a time vortex dropped Pele’ and Maradona, in their primes, back onto the pitch. — Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Tackles might enjoy the longest primes of all, perhaps a full decade from their late 20s onward, a bit lengthier overall than guards and centers. — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 6 July 2026

And none is more seasoned than Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski, who was a firsthand witness to the primes of elite running backs Adrian Peterson and Nick Chubb, and views Bijan Robinson firmly in the same tier. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 1 July 2026

So for example, number theory is the study of numbers and their arithmetic properties, things like primes. — Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026

Euclid’s theorem on the **infinitude of primes**. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026

And while rookie Bryce Eldridge looks to be a rising star, the Giants still need to find ways to complement this core and maximize the remainder of their veterans’ primes. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 June 2026

Whatever the final cost, the program is clearly designed to build both new missile defense capabilities and to augment existing space infrastructure—creating exciting market opportunities for both traditional space primes and new market entrants. — Michael P. Dempsey, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026

A lot of guys are close to, or in, their primes. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 27 May 2026