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Antonyms for before
bɪˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊrbe·fore
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term before.
Wiktionary
beforepreposition
Antonyms:
afterSynonyms:
ahead, previouslybeforeadverb
in advance of the time when
I've never done this before.
Synonyms:
by, ahead, previouslybeforepreposition
in advance
He stood before me.
Synonyms:
ahead, in front of, previouslybeforeconjunction
In alphabetical order, cat comes before dog, canine before feline.
Antonyms:
afterbeforeconjunction
Synonyms:
lest
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
before
Antonyms:
after, afterwards, subsequently, posteriorly, later, behindSynonyms:
precedently, anteriorly, antecedently
Princeton's WordNet
earlier, beforeadverb
earlier in time; previously
"I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"
Synonyms:
in the beginning, originally, ahead, to begin with, sooner, in front, earlier, in the first placeahead, in front, beforeadverb
at or in the front
"I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"
Synonyms:
forwards, in front, ahead, in advance, earlier, forrader, beforehand, onwards, onward, in the lead, forward, out front
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
beforeprep
Synonyms:
preceding, ahead of, anterior to, previously to, prior
How to use before in a sentence?
He could tell you if it’s something that has already been found before and how this is adding to our understanding of that animal or if it was new, and he would know that from looking at little bits and pieces.
We also asked the government and judiciary to investigate the actions and conduct of the head of the criminal investigation unit, Tomas Zeron, because he was present at the crime scene a day before. It has been documented.
We're going to have another policy on oil price introduced before the end of the year, we're going to introduce fixed subsidy (per litre).
Whistleblowing can be an emotive issue but if firms have an appropriate regime in place it can enable the firm to identify issues and remedy them before they become a significant regulatory or legal failing.
We consider this to be a political imprisonment, an imprisonment that will expose Brazil before the world, we will become a banana republic.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#150 | after | |
#230 | before | |
#944 | later | |
#1531 | behind | |
#7792 | subsequently | |
#9046 | afterwards | |
#114027 | posteriorly |
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