Synonyms of priorities

priorities

noun

plural of priority

as in precedences

the right to one's attention before other things considered less important

the committee has decided to give your request priority, so you'll have a meeting early tomorrow morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• precedences
• rights-of-way
• urgencies
• preferences
• orders
• primacies
• sequences
• successions
• transcendences
• supremacies
• progressions
• preeminences
• ascendancies
• transcendencies
• front burners

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• back burners

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of priorities

The union’s top priorities include a 20% raise across three years, telework — which would include $25 commuting stipends for those required to work in-person — and health benefits to ensure accessibility to affordable medical services. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

As your travel priorities change over time, your plan for retirement should change, too. — Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

Each group approaches the same message with different priorities. — Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Speaking to reporters last week, Zelenskyy said Fedorov and Syrskyi clashed frequently over defense priorities and reforms. — Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 22 July 2026

With OpenAI preparing for an initial public offering and locked in a fierce competition with other frontier model makers, Altman and the company’s leadership have a lot of priorities competing for their attention. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Democrats want paired spending increases for domestic priorities with any defense spending increase. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026