Synonyms for earliest
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1. earlier, earliestadverb

   (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early

   "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"

   Synonyms:
   earlier

   Antonyms:
   middle, late

2. soonest, earliestadverb

   with the least delay

   "the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M."

   Synonyms:
   soonest

   Antonyms:
   middle, late

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1. List of paraphrases for "earliest":

   oldest, first, closest, nearest, shortest

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1. David Wills:

   I wanted to do a fun book, something that captured the spirit of summer, beaches are a universal playground… For many of us, some of our earliest and happiest memories involve playing on the beach. I hope when people look at the book, they’ll view it like a visual cocktail. I want readers to go back to their nostalgic, happy time.

2. Finance Minister Michael Noonan:

   This is not being dictated by any political agenda. It looks now like the earliest opportunity will be November, December, and I'm not going to rush it. I don't need to sell any bit of AIB before the election.

3. Chen Zhimin:

   We will set up 'network security offices' inside important website and Internet firms, so that we can catch criminal behavior online at the earliest possible point.

4. Jochen Brocks:

   Scientists have been fighting for more than 75 years over what Dickinsonia and other bizarre fossils of the Ediacaran Biota were : giant single-celled amoeba, lichen, failed experiments of evolution or the earliest animals on Earth, the fossil fat now confirms Dickinsonia as the oldest known animal fossil.

5. Michael Kofman:

   I think it's reasonable to say that partial mobilization probably will not reflect itself on the battlefield for several months at the earliest, and could expand Russia's ability to sustain this war, but not alter its outcome.