Word PRIORITY: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

priority

🇺🇸 [praɪˈɔːrɪti]

Meanings

The state of being more important than other things, often requiring attention or action before others. Priority is typically given to urgent or critical matters, and can relate to tasks, goals, or people. It helps in organizing activities to ensure the most significant are handled first.

Examples

• The safety of the workers is our top priority.
• She made it a priority to finish the report before the deadline.
• We need to set our priorities for the upcoming project.

Synonyms

importance • preference • precedence

Antonyms

insignificance • secondary • unimportance