Synonyms for late
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1. late

   That which is new has lately come into existence, possession, or use; a new house is just built, or in a more general sense is one that has just come into the possession of the present owner or occupant. Modern denotes that which has begun to exist in the present age, and is still existing; recent denotes that which has come into existence within a comparatively brief period, and may or may not be existing still. Modern history pertains to any period since the middle ages; modern literature, modern architecture, etc., are not strikingly remote from the styles and types prevalent to-day. That which is late is somewhat removed from the present, but not far enough to be called old. That which is recent is not quite so sharply distinguished from the past as that which is new; recent publications range over a longer time than new books. That which is novel is either absolutely or relatively unprecedented in kind; a novel contrivance is one that has never before been known; a novel experience is one that has never before occurred to the same person; that which is new may be of a familiar or even of an ancient sort, as a new copy of an old book. Young and youthful are applied to that which has life; that which is young is possessed of a comparatively new existence as a living thing, possessing actual youth; that which is youthful manifests the attributes of youth. (Compare YOUTHFUL.) Fresh applies to that which has the characteristics of newness or youth, while capable of deterioration by lapse of time; that which is unworn, unspoiled, or unfaded; as, a fresh countenance, fresh eggs, fresh flowers. New is opposed to old, modern to ancient, recent to remote, young to old, aged, etc.

   See synonyms for OLD.

   Synonyms:
   fresh, juvenile, modern, new, new-fangled, new-fashioned, new-made, novel, recent, upstart, young, youthful

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

1. late

   Synonyms:
   slow, tardy, delayed, advanced, deceased, past, recent

   Antonyms:
   early, present, existing, forthcoming, coming, future

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1. lateadjective

   being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

   "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

   Synonyms:
   former(a), recent, belated, late(a), previous(a), tardy, later(a)

   Antonyms:
   future, untimely, advance(a), rude, primeval, proterozoic, azoic, middle, primitive, archaean, mid(a), beforehand(p), earlier, primordial, new, early, earlyish, archeozoic, young, precocious, inchoate, earliest, embryonic, Old, live, present(a), incipient, wee, archaic, alive(p), premature, primaeval, archean, primal, archaeozoic, proto(a), previous(p), punctual, aboriginal, crude, intervening, embryotic, too soon, ahead of time

2. belated, late, tardyadjective

   after the expected or usual time; delayed

   "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

   Synonyms:
   tardy, former(a), belated, late(a), recent, later(a), previous(a)

   Antonyms:
   primitive, archaic, archeozoic, punctual, wee, premature, early, primeval, new, present(a), live, earlyish, precocious, beforehand(p), mid(a), proterozoic, young, embryotic, intervening, primaeval, untimely, Old, earliest, future, inchoate, earlier, crude, alive(p), archaeozoic, primordial, aboriginal, archean, middle, incipient, proto(a), archaean, rude, embryonic, advance(a), primal, previous(p), azoic, too soon, ahead of time

3. late(a), recentadjective

   of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

   "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"

   Antonyms:
   young, punctual, middle, intervening, incipient, archaic, alive(p), primaeval, inchoate, earlyish, beforehand(p), primitive, wee, Old, new, present(a), early, untimely, aboriginal, live, embryonic, future, earlier, mid(a), embryotic, primordial, crude, archeozoic, precocious, archaean, premature, rude, proterozoic, archean, primeval, previous(p), azoic, archaeozoic, earliest, primal, advance(a), proto(a), too soon, ahead of time

4. late(a)adjective

   having died recently

   "her late husband"

   Antonyms:
   embryonic, azoic, live, proterozoic, primal, premature, wee, earlier, early, incipient, future, untimely, archean, punctual, archaean, aboriginal, primeval, present(a), proto(a), archaeozoic, primaeval, young, beforehand(p), primitive, intervening, precocious, inchoate, crude, previous(p), archeozoic, middle, alive(p), rude, primordial, earlyish, archaic, earliest, mid(a), new, Old, advance(a), embryotic, too soon, ahead of time

5. lateadjective

   of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages

   "Late Greek"

   Synonyms:
   former(a), recent, belated, late(a), previous(a), tardy, later(a)

   Antonyms:
   archaic, intervening, early, middle, present(a), young, beforehand(p), previous(p), mid(a), proterozoic, archaean, embryonic, precocious, embryotic, wee, live, crude, primitive, future, primal, primordial, earlier, inchoate, archean, azoic, new, archeozoic, incipient, archaeozoic, punctual, earliest, aboriginal, rude, premature, earlyish, alive(p), proto(a), primeval, untimely, Old, advance(a), primaeval, too soon, ahead of time

6. late, later(a)adjective

   at or toward an end or late period or stage of development

   "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"

   Antonyms:
   archeozoic, untimely, earlier, primordial, middle, earlyish, primal, wee, early, primitive, Old, premature, azoic, archaean, new, present(a), incipient, live, primaeval, crude, archaeozoic, future, embryonic, beforehand(p), advance(a), aboriginal, archaic, alive(p), intervening, mid(a), young, precocious, previous(p), earliest, proto(a), archean, embryotic, rude, primeval, punctual, inchoate, proterozoic, too soon, ahead of time

7. former(a), late(a), previous(a)adverb

   (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

   "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

   Antonyms:
   premature, Old, previous(p), primaeval, earlier, earliest, early, beforehand(p), aboriginal, primeval, new, mid(a), primitive, embryotic, primordial, embryonic, untimely, present(a), crude, archeozoic, punctual, rude, precocious, archean, future, incipient, archaic, primal, wee, middle, intervening, archaean, live, alive(p), young, azoic, advance(a), earlyish, inchoate, archaeozoic, proto(a), proterozoic, ahead of time, too soon

8. late, belatedly, tardilyadverb

   later than usual or than expected

   "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

   Synonyms:
   lately, slowly, deep, of late, latterly, tardily, easy, recently, belatedly, slow

   Antonyms:
   new, middle, earlier, primordial, azoic, untimely, wee, embryonic, archaic, primeval, rude, aboriginal, primal, present(a), advance(a), earliest, premature, precocious, archean, beforehand(p), earlyish, intervening, proto(a), early, archeozoic, incipient, inchoate, young, live, archaeozoic, mid(a), proterozoic, embryotic, primitive, future, crude, archaean, primaeval, alive(p), Old, previous(p), punctual, too soon, ahead of time

9. deep, lateadverb

   to an advanced time

   "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"

   Synonyms:
   lately, deep, of late, deeply, latterly, tardily, recently, belatedly

   Antonyms:
   inchoate, archeozoic, embryonic, primitive, early, proterozoic, aboriginal, previous(p), beforehand(p), earlier, precocious, middle, intervening, archaean, archean, present(a), young, advance(a), archaic, Old, punctual, mid(a), earliest, new, primaeval, earlyish, proto(a), premature, crude, future, archaeozoic, azoic, embryotic, wee, untimely, live, alive(p), incipient, primordial, rude, primal, primeval, too soon, ahead of time

10. lateadverb

    at an advanced age or stage

    "she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career"

    Synonyms:
    lately, recently, belatedly, latterly, tardily, deep, of late

    Antonyms:
    inchoate, proto(a), earliest, early, untimely, primordial, azoic, primitive, beforehand(p), young, future, embryotic, new, alive(p), precocious, intervening, archean, archaeozoic, crude, premature, proterozoic, present(a), earlyish, previous(p), archeozoic, middle, primal, primaeval, earlier, archaic, primeval, punctual, mid(a), incipient, Old, embryonic, aboriginal, live, wee, archaean, rude, advance(a), ahead of time, too soon

11. recently, late, lately, of late, latterlyadverb

    in the recent past

    "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"

    Synonyms:
    lately, deep, of late, latterly, tardily, recently, belatedly

    Antonyms:
    future, primitive, archaean, young, premature, live, intervening, earlyish, archean, aboriginal, middle, present(a), alive(p), azoic, proto(a), archaeozoic, primordial, primaeval, early, earliest, Old, precocious, earlier, archeozoic, primal, wee, new, embryonic, archaic, beforehand(p), advance(a), primeval, punctual, mid(a), embryotic, incipient, proterozoic, rude, untimely, inchoate, crude, previous(p), ahead of time, too soon

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lateadjective

   Synonyms:
   slow, tardy, long delayed

2. lateadjective

   Synonyms:
   far advanced

3. lateadjective

   Synonyms:
   recently deceased

4. lateadjective

   Synonyms:
   recent

5. lateadjective

   Synonyms:
   not early, not promptly, after the proper time, at the eleventh hour, a day after the fair

6. lateadjective

   Synonyms:
   recently, lately, not long ago

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lateadjective

   Synonyms:
   tardy, delayed, recent

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1. List of paraphrases for "late":

   overdue, tardif, iate, belated, later, delayed, delay, deceased, end, afternoon, belatedly, evening, concluding, departed, tardy, night, purposes, tard, behind, late-onset, iater, smell, final, off-track

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LATE

   Synonyms:
   Late Assessment of Thrombolytic Efficacy

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1. Rick Grucza:

   It’s quite likely that many of those who reported drinking regularly during their late teens went on to continue or escalate that habit throughout their adult life, in an ideal world, parents would both try to delay alcohol initiation until the late teens or early twenties and also try teach their kids to drink moderately and responsibly.

2. Brittany Bowe:

   I didn’t want to have this moment without Erin out there. I called her late this morning and said that I wanted to officially give her her spot, in my heart, there was never a question.

3. Allen Sills:

   There's a lot to unpack there and we will have more to say about this, I think, as we approach the combine (in late winter), this year (such injuries) were particularly noteworthy.

4. Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci:

   Our expectation now is that Mr Anastasiades will establish the necessary dialogue for a new meeting date, preferably not too late, with both the United Nations and with us.

5. Susan Wright:

   This is illegal, immoral, and wrong, there's not a sewer too deep that some politicians won't plumb. Imagine it : someone is attacking my late husband, the love of my life, a man who gave me such joy in life.