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

This is intuitive, but Howmet is not on many people's radars (pun intended) as the larger primes. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 27 July 2026

OEMs, primes, and larger manufacturers will want cybersecurity, traceability, faster quoting, tighter delivery, and proof that a supplier can scale. — Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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