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Antonyms for earlierear·li·er

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. earlier

    Antecedent may denote simple priority in time, implying no direct connection between that which goes before and that which follows; as, the striking of one clock may be always antecedent to the striking of another with no causal connection between them. Antecedent and previous may refer to that which goes or happens at any distance in advance, preceding is limited to that which is immediately or next before; an antecedent event may have happened at any time before; the preceding transaction is the one completed just before the one with which it is compared; a previous statement or chapter may be in any part of the book that has gone before; the preceding statement or chapter comes next before without an interval. Previous often signifies first by right; as, a previous engagement. Foregoing is used only of that which is spoken or written; as, the foregoing statements. Anterior, while it can be used of time, is coming to be employed chiefly with reference to place; as the anterior lobes of the brain. Prior bears exclusive reference to time, and commonly where that which is first in time is first also in right; as, a prior demand. Former is used of time, or of position in written or printed matter, not of space in general. We can say former times, a former chapter, etc., but not the former part of a garden; we should say the front part of the garden, the forward car of a train. Former has a close relation, or sharp contrast, with something following; the former always implies the latter, even when not fully expressed, as in Acts i, 1, and Eccles. vii, 10.

    Antonyms:
    after, concluding, consequent, following, hind, hinder, hindmost, later, latter, posterior, subsequent, succeeding

    Synonyms:
    antecedent, anterior, foregoing, former, forward, front, introductory, precedent, preceding, preliminary, previous, prior

    Preposition:
    Such was the state of things previous to the revolution. [Previous to is often used adverbially, in constructions where previously to would be more strictly correct; as, these arrangements were made previous to my departure.]

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  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"

    Antonyms:
    late, middle

    Synonyms:
    earliest

  2. 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"

    Antonyms:
    middle, late

    Synonyms:
    in the beginning, originally, ahead, to begin with, sooner, in front, in the first place, before

  3. sooner, earlieradverb

    comparatives of `soon' or `early'

    "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected"

    Antonyms:
    middle, late

    Synonyms:
    sooner, rather, in the beginning, originally, before, to begin with, preferably, in the first place

  4. in the first place, earlier, in the beginning, to begin with, originallyadverb

    before now

    "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"

    Antonyms:
    late, middle

    Synonyms:
    in the beginning, primitively, in the first place, originally, before, sooner, to begin with, primarily

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. earlieradjective

    Synonyms:
    antecedent

How to use earlier in a sentence?

  1. Ned Price:

    There’s not going to be much that I can say on a case like this for reasons that you well understand. You heard the president speak to this earlier in the week from Mexico City, just as you heard from the president, the secretary [ Blinken ] was surprised to learn that there were any government records taken to that office. As you know, as is now well known, there is a review of this matter, so we’re going to let that review play out.

  2. Mark Makepeace:

    The biggest funds want to move earlier, it's more complex for some others and they will want a longer period of time to manage this change.

  3. Barack Obama:

    Earlier this week, a video released by his terrorist captors announced that Luke would be killed within 72 hours, i also authorized the rescue of any other hostages held in the same location as Luke.

  4. Mehreen Arshad:

    I think that many of the schools that did open earlier without mitigation measures have realized that without universal masking they are risking large outbreaks, recent outbreaks may also have played a role in states such as Illinois in having a mask mandate initially, and now also a vaccine mandate for teachers.

  5. Frank McKenzie:

    I won't share my personal recommendation to The President but I will give you my honest opinion. And my honest opinion and view shaped my recommendation, i recommended that we maintain 2,500 troops in Afghanistan. I also recommended earlier, in the fall of 2020, that we maintain 4,500 at that time. Those are my personal views.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#150after
#318following
#944later
#1141middle
#1231late
#2364earlier
#4534subsequent
#4798latter
#17158concluding
#17287posterior
#19999succeeding
#22854hinder
#25298hind
#27348consequent
#266300hindmost

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