in the first place Synonyms

primarily originally in the beginning to begin with up front to start with most of all in the first instance incipiently from the start from the get-go for starters at the outset at first instance Before anything else for a kick-off at an early stage above all else from the beginning in the early stages by origin before all else At the beginning at the start beyond everything for one thing for a start mainly initially immediately fundamentally foremostly foremost firstly first especially elementally predominantly principally first thing first off first and foremost at first first of all essentially basically earlier most importantly above all chiefly