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Synonyms, earlier antonyms, definition Earlier

42 synonyms
2 antonyms
10 definitions
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1. earlier (o)

15 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. above 158 5 letters 51 synonym
2. already 355 7 letters 17 synonyms
3. before 851 6 letters 54 synonyms
4. erstwhile 0.79 9 letters 27 synonyms
5. first 1290 5 letters 114 synonyms
6. foregoing 1.2 9 letters 57 synonyms
7. formerly 17.4 8 letters 25 synonyms
8. heretofore 0.39 10 letters 24 synonyms
9. long ago 187 7 letters 14 synonyms
10. once 339 4 letters 28 synonyms
11. pre-eminent 3.49 10 letters 38 synonyms
12. previous 100 8 letters 31 synonym
13. previously 67.6 10 letters 31 synonym
14. prior 70.8 5 letters 49 synonyms
15. sooner 17.8 6 letters 24 synonyms

2. earlier (a)

20 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. advancing 7.24 9 letters 70 synonyms
2. aged 31.6 4 letters 49 synonyms
3. ahead 102 5 letters 44 synonyms
4. elder 11.5 5 letters 31 synonym
5. foregoing 1.2 9 letters 57 synonyms
6. former 191 6 letters 30 synonyms
7. late 219 4 letters 65 synonyms
8. leading 100 7 letters 87 synonyms
9. more advanced 50.2 12 letters 12 synonyms
10. more aged 31.2 8 letters 3 synonyms
11. older 83.2 5 letters 24 synonyms
12. one-time 1170 7 letters 15 synonyms
13. past 229 4 letters 80 synonyms
14. preceding 5.5 9 letters 84 synonyms
15. previous 100 8 letters 31 synonym
16. prior 70.8 5 letters 49 synonyms
17. progressing 3.16 11 letters 22 synonyms
18. recent 110 6 letters 29 synonyms
19. retired 27.5 7 letters 50 synonyms
20. surpassingen.synonym.one 1.48 10 letters 45 synonyms

3. earlier (Adjective)

3 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. earliest 12.3 8 letters 21 synonym
2. more former 176 10 letters 0 synonyms
3. more other 886 9 letters 0 synonyms
2 antonyms
# Word Number of letters Number of antonyms
1. later 5 letters 2 antonyms
2. more middle 10 letters 0 antonyms
7 definitions
earlier (Adjective) —   (comparative and superlative of 'early') more early than; most early 2 examples
1. ex. "a fashion popular in earlier times"
2. ex. "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"
earlier (Adjective) —   At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time 7 examples
1. ex. "early morning"
2. ex. "an early warning"
3. ex. "early diagnosis"
4. ex. "an early death"
5. ex. "took early retirement"
6. ex. "an early spring"
7. ex. "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
earlier (Adjective) —   Being or occurring at an early stage of development 4 examples
1. ex. "in an early stage"
2. ex. "early forms of life"
3. ex. "early man"
4. ex. "an early computer"
earlier (Adjective) —   Belonging to the distant past 1 example
1. ex. "the early inhabitants of Europe"
earlier (Adjective) —   Very young 1 example
1. ex. "at an early age"
earlier (Adjective) —   (linguistics) of an early stage in the development of a language or literature 2 examples
1. ex. "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."
2. ex. "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"
earlier (Adjective) —   Expected in the near future 1 example
1. ex. "look for an early end to the negotiations"
1 see also
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. timing 6 letters 1 synonym

4. earlier (Adverb)

4 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. in the beginning 99.3 14 letters 6 synonyms
2. in the first place 357 15 letters 12 synonyms
3. originally 49 10 letters 12 synonyms
4. to begin with 68.3 11 letters 4 synonyms
3 definitions
earlier (Adverb) —   Earlier in time; previously 3 examples
1. ex. "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"
2. ex. "her parents had died four years earlier"
3. ex. "I mentioned that problem earlier"
earlier (Adverb) —   A comparative of 'soon' or 'early' 1 example
1. ex. "came earlier than I expected"
earlier (Adverb) —   Before now 1 example
1. ex. "why didn't you tell me earlier?"
9 misspelling
aerlier arlier eaarlier earleir earlie earliier earllier earrlierr eearlieer
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above, already, before, erstwhile, first, en.synonym.one, foregoing, formerly, heretofore, long ago, once, pre-eminent, previous, previously, prior, sooner, advancing, aged, ahead, elder, foregoing, en.synonym.one, former, late, leading, more advanced, more aged, older, one-time, past, preceding, previous, prior, progressing, recent, retired, surpassing, earliest, more former, more other, in the beginning, in the first place, originally, to begin with.
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