Need another word that means the same as “earlier”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “earlier” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Earlier” are: sooner, before, in the beginning, in the first place, originally, earliest
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “earlier” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
earliest | (comparative and superlative of `early’) more early than; most early. Verdi s earliest and most raucous opera. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “earlier” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
before | During the period of time preceding a particular event or time. He called me the day before but your call had come even earlier. |
in the beginning | To or toward the inside of. |
in the first place | To or toward the inside of. |
originally | In an original manner. The suggestions so originally and persuasively outlined. |
sooner | In the near future. I d sooner die than give up. |
ahead | Ahead of time in anticipation. The horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch. |
ancient | A person who lived in ancient times. Ancient Greece. |
antecedence | Preceding in time. |
antiquate | Make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
beforehand | Being ahead of time or need. Was beforehand with her report. |
beginning | The background or origins of a person or organization. He left at the beginning of February. |
betimes | In good time. He awoke betimes that morning. |
colonist | A settler in or inhabitant of a colony. |
embryonic | Of an organism prior to birth or hatching. The plan is still in its embryonic stages. |
emerging | Becoming apparent or prominent. Established and emerging artists. |
first | The first or highest in an ordering or series. The first verse. |
germinal | In the earliest stage of development. De Beauvoir s germinal book The Second Sex. |
history | A past characterized by a particular thing. History takes the long view. |
inchoate | (of an offence, such as incitement or conspiracy) anticipating or preparatory to a further criminal act. A still inchoate democracy. |
inchoative | An inchoative verb. Inchoative stages. |
initial | Mark with one s initials. The witness was identified simply by an initial letter. |
medieval | As if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened. A medieval attitude toward dating. |
neolithic | Latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the Middle East (but later elsewhere. |
paleolithic | Of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic. Paleolithic artifacts. |
pioneer | Open up a road or terrain as a pioneer. The technique was pioneered by a Swiss doctor in the 1930s. |
predate | Be earlier in time; go back further. These mammals predate certain eggs. |
premature | Uncommonly early or before the expected time. The sun can cause premature ageing. |
prematurely | Before the end of the normal period of gestation. I spoke prematurely. |
previous | Previous convictions a criminal record. The previous occupant of the White House. |
primal | Serving as an essential component. Rivers were the primal highways of life. |
primeval | Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state. Mile after mile of primeval forest. |
primitive | A painting by a primitive artist or an object in a primitive style. Santa Fe style antiques and Mexican primitives. |
primordial | (of a cell, part, or tissue) in the earliest stage of development. Primordial forms of life. |
settler | A negotiator who settles disputes. The early European settlers in America were often fleeing from religious persecution. |
untimely | At a time that is unsuitable or premature. Dave s untimely return. |
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