prime

prime
adj
1. primary, principal. See primary(def. 1).
2. supereminent, preeminent, eminent, Archaic. egregious, illustrious; distinguished, famous, famed, renowned, celebrated, prominent, well-known; star, sovereign, ruling; ranking, leading, top drawer; predominant, hegemonic, prevailing; senior, elder.
3. valuable, precious, expensive, costly, worth a lot.
4. first-rate, first-class, ace, grade A, tops, topflight, Inf. tiptop, Inf. topnotch, Brit. Sl. top-hole, second to none; quality, select, choice, picked, selected.
5. supreme, superlative, best, highest, top, crowning, acmic, summital; greatest, maximal, nonpareil, unparalleled, matchless, peerless, utmost, uppermost; transcendent, unsurpassed, unapproached; superior, extraordinary, exceptional, excellent, Inf. dandy, Inf. whiz-bang, Inf. crack, Brit. Sl. whizzo; outstanding, great, admirable, remarkable, noteworthy.
6. earliest, pristine, primeval, primal; original, genetic, genetical, incipient, beginning, nascent, embryonic, embryonal, germinal; initiative, initial, premier, first, opening; primitive, primordial, primigenial, aboriginal, autocthonal, autochthonous.
7. basic, fundamental. See primary(def 4).
n
8. heyday, efflorescence, flower, full flowering, bloom, blossom, blossoming.
9. maturity, adultness, adulthood, manhood, womanhood.
10. peak, pinnacle, summit, apex, acme, zenith, top, the tops; climax, culmination.
v
11. prepare, prep, break the ice; ready, make or get ready, break in; educate, instruct, teach, tutor, coach, train, drill; guide, show; supply, equip, fit out or up, Inf. beef up.
12. inform, apprise, notify, tell, brief, prompt, Inf. cue [s.o.] in, Inf. cram, Sl. fill in, Inf. give [s.o.] the low-down.

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