Synonyms of adv in_the_first_place

2 senses of in the first place

Sense 1
in the first place, earlier, in the beginning, to begin with, originally -- (before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?")

Sense 2
primarily, in the first place -- (of primary import; "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter")