Synonyms for priority
praɪˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-pri·or·i·ty

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1. precedence, precedency, prioritynoun

   status established in order of importance or urgency

   "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"

   Synonyms:
   antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency, antecedence, precession

   Antonyms:
   subsequence, subsequentness, posteriority

2. priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedencynoun

   preceding in time

   Synonyms:
   antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency, antecedence, precession

   Antonyms:
   posteriority, subsequence, subsequentness

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1. prioritynoun

   Synonyms:
   antecedence, anteriority, precedence

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1. prioritynoun

   Synonyms:
   antecedence, anteriority, precedence

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1. List of paraphrases for "priority":

   priorities, precedence, prioritized, focus, high-priority, primacy, prioritization, prioritised, preference, prioritize, emphasis, prioritisation

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1. Governor Andrew Cuomo:

   Our No. 1 priority is protecting people in nursing homes, it's where it (COVID-19) feeds.

2. Asken Sinaga:

   These are not just worries. If we compare the data... this shows the efforts have gone down last year although this is inevitable due to COVID-19, we hope the government can keep its attention on leprosy despite its current priority on COVID-19.

3. Karl Kappra:

   We know there is going to be unmanned systems for the future, and we want to look at unmanned systems and working with teams of manned systems. This involves AI-enabled machine learning in high priority areas we know are going to be long term as well as near term applications, we also know we are going to be operating in complex environments, including electromagnetic and cyber areas.

4. Michael Waltz:

   I'm worried about the macro aggressions, everything, when Fox News comes to training, is an opportunity cost. Every hour, every day you're spending training on this stuff, you're not training on all the other things we need that I would argue would be a higher priority to fight and win wars.

5. Transportation Security Administration:

   If Officer Morales did not utilize her critical thinking, knowledge and quick response, perhaps we could have had a terrible outcome, in the moment Officer Morales was selfless, and her priority was to save a life. We are proud to call her one of our own.