Antonyms for early
ˈɜr liear·ly

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1. earlyadjective

   Antonyms:
   late, tardily

   Synonyms:
   prematurely, premature, first

2. earlyadjective

   At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

   We finished the project an hour sooner than scheduled, so we left early.

   Antonyms:
   late, tardily

   Synonyms:
   first, premature, prematurely

3. earlyadjective

   Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on-time.

   Antonyms:
   late

   Synonyms:
   first, premature

4. earlyadjective

   Near the start or beginning.

   Synonyms:
   premature, first

   Antonyms:
   late

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. early

   Antonyms:
   late, tardily, backward, vespertinal, belated

   Synonyms:
   soon, betimes, forward, shortly, quickly, ere long, anon, matutinal, beforehand

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1. • Linguistics

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. earlyadjective

   at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

   "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

   Antonyms:
   New, latish, present(a), late, future, advanced(a), ripe, after-hours, Modern, advanced, posthumous, mid(a), past, intervening, old, middle, later(a), tardive, tardily, belatedly

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

2. earlyadjective

   being or occurring at an early stage of development

   "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"

   Antonyms:
   past, present(a), middle, New, mid(a), posthumous, advanced(a), late, future, tardive, ripe, latish, advanced, Modern, intervening, later(a), old, after-hours, belatedly, tardily

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

3. early(a), former(a), other(a)adjective

   belonging to the distant past

   "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"

   Antonyms:
   ripe, advanced, future, advanced(a), intervening, present(a), late, mid(a), middle, posthumous, old, New, latish, Modern, later(a), past, tardive, after-hours, tardily, belatedly

4. earlyadjective

   very young

   "at an early age"

   Antonyms:
   middle, New, after-hours, ripe, latish, mid(a), past, old, advanced(a), tardive, late, advanced, present(a), Modern, future, intervening, later(a), posthumous, belatedly, tardily

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

5. earlyadjective

   of an early stage in the development of a language or literature

   "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"

   Antonyms:
   advanced, posthumous, mid(a), New, old, present(a), late, latish, advanced(a), Modern, future, ripe, middle, tardive, after-hours, intervening, later(a), past, tardily, belatedly

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

6. earlyadverb

   expected in the near future

   "look for an early end to the negotiations"

   Antonyms:
   middle, later(a), old, advanced(a), late, present(a), latish, mid(a), tardive, after-hours, New, past, posthumous, intervening, advanced, ripe, future, Modern, belatedly, tardily

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

7. early on, earlyadverb

   during an early stage

   "early on in her career"

   Antonyms:
   later(a), old, late, present(a), after-hours, future, New, ripe, latish, middle, mid(a), advanced, Modern, advanced(a), past, posthumous, intervening, tardive, tardily, belatedly

   Synonyms:
   betimes, early on, too soon, ahead of time

8. early, ahead of time, too soonadverb

   before the usual time or the time expected

   "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"

   Antonyms:
   New, future, Modern, later(a), tardive, middle, advanced(a), mid(a), present(a), advanced, late, ripe, past, latish, after-hours, old, posthumous, intervening, tardily, belatedly

   Synonyms:
   betimes, early on, ahead of time, too soon

9. early, betimesadverb

   in good time

   "he awoke betimes that morning"

   Antonyms:
   New, later(a), mid(a), advanced, latish, past, middle, intervening, Modern, ripe, late, present(a), old, posthumous, after-hours, advanced(a), future, tardive, belatedly, tardily

   Synonyms:
   betimes, early on, ahead of time, too soon

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1. earlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   seasonable, timely, forehanded, premature

How to use early in a sentence?

1. Xu Xing:

   the early bird gets the worm

2. Hillary Clinton with Latinos:

   That's not me, i have a great campaign, they work hard, but I love Nevada. Nevada was put into this early process because of diversity.

3. Democrat Chris Anderson:

   As an off year election in a sometimes purple state, the Virginia gubernatorial is often seen as an early indicator of where voters are headed after a presidential, and these poll results suggest Republicans might be more competitive in some places when Donald Trump is not on the ballot.

4. Ivanka Trump:

   Certainly when people enter a negotiation with my father, they come incredibly well-prepared, with me, particularly early in my career, that wasn’t always the case.

5. Glastonbury State Representative Prasad Srinivasan:

   Our sensitivity on this important issue has been addressed and I am looking forward to the early release of their renamed and re-branded product.

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