Primacy

//ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si//

Synonyms for "primacy" (142 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Strong matches (42)

Related words (71)

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Translations

30 translations across 15 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • архиепископски сан noun (the office, rank, or character of a primate)
  • първенство noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)

Dutch

2 entries
  • primaatschap noun (the office, rank, or character of a primate)
  • voorang noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)

French

1 entries
  • primauté noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)

Georgian

1 entries
  • პრიმატი noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)

German

2 entries
  • Primas noun (the office, rank, or character of a primate)
  • Primat noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)

Hindi

2 entries
  • प्राथमिकता noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)
  • वरीयता noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)

Irish

2 entries
  • príomhacht noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)
  • príomhaíocht noun (the office, rank, or character of a primate)

Korean

1 entries
  • 주요 noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)

Māori

1 entries
  • tuatahitanga noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)

Old Armenian

1 entries
  • նախագահ noun (the office, rank, or character of a primate)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • prímdacht noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • primado noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)
  • primado noun (the office, rank, or character of a primate)
  • primazia noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)

Russian

4 entries
  • пе́рвенство noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)
  • перви́чность noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)
  • перворо́дность noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)
  • перворо́дство noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • prvènstvo noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)
  • prȅdnōst noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)
  • првѐнство noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)
  • пре̏дно̄ст noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)

Spanish

1 entries
  • primacía noun (the state or condition of being prime or first)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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It's that spirit—a faith in reason, and enterprise, and the primacy of right over might—that allowed us to resist the lure of fascism and tyranny during the Great Depression; that allowed us to build a post-World War II order with other democracies, an order based not just on military power or national affiliations but built on principles—the rule of law, human rights, freedom of religion, and speech, and assembly, and an independent press.

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The diplomat's assertion of the primacy of his nation's interests was seen as an invidious act by his nation's rivals.

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Tensions grew when the laity questioned the primacy of the clergy in moral decision-making.

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The court affirmed the primacy of federal law.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.