What are the opposite words for after?
The opposite or antonyms for the word "after" may include before, earlier, precede, prior, previously, or beforehand. These antonyms indicate a time that falls before the present or the time that the "after" event is scheduled to occur. For instance, if someone says they will meet you after lunch, the antonym would be to meet you before lunch. Similarly, the opposite of "after work" would be "pre-work" or "before work." Understanding and using antonyms helps in communication and enables people to convey their thoughts and ideas precisely, avoiding ambiguity or misunderstanding.
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- before
- earlier
- beforehand
- past
- preceding
- antecedent
- foregoing
- former
- prior
- ahead in position or time
- ahead in position, time, manner
- following in position or time
- beginning, prior
- advanced
- advance
- come before; previous
- previous in time or order
- preceding, done
- earlier, above
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- before
- earlier
- beforehand
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past
- Latterday,
- way back,
- ages ago,
- back when,
- behind one,
- down memory lane,
- gone-by,
- goneby,
- latter day,
- long-ago,
- longago,
- more ago,
- more elapsed,
- more gone by,
- more gone-by,
- more goneby,
- more long-ago,
- more longago,
- most ago,
- most bypast,
- most elapsed,
- most gone by,
- most gone-by,
- most goneby,
- most long ago,
- over done,
- re cent,
- re tired.
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preceding
- preexistent,
- prevenient,
- prodromal,
- supra,
- pre-existent,
- Precursive,
- forerunning,
- aforeknown,
- fore running,
- fore-running,
- leadest,
- more above mentioned,
- more above named,
- more above-mentioned,
- more above-named,
- more abovementioned,
- more abovenamed,
- more aforeknown,
- more forerunning,
- more heretofore,
- more pioneering,
- more precursive,
- more preexistent,
- more prevenient,
- more prodromal,
- more supra,
- most above mentioned,
- most above named,
- most above-mentioned,
- most above-named,
- most abovementioned,
- most abovenamed,
- most aforeknown,
- most before,
- most forerunning,
- most heretofore,
- most pioneering,
- most precursive,
- most preexistent,
- most prevenient,
- most prodromal,
- most supra,
- pre ceding,
- pre cursive,
- pre existent,
- pre-ceding,
- pre-cursive.
- antecedent
- foregoing
- former
- prior
- ahead in position or time
- ahead in position, time, manner
- following in position or time
- beginning, prior
-
advanced
- extreme,
- liberal,
- cutting-edge,
- avant garde,
- avantgarde,
- cuttingedge,
- leading-edge,
- leadingedge,
- more breakthrough,
- more cutting edge,
- more cutting-edge,
- more cuttingedge,
- more leading edge,
- more leading-edge,
- more leadingedge,
- most breakthrough,
- most cutting edge,
- most cutting-edge,
- most cuttingedge,
- most leading edge,
- most leading-edge,
- most leadingedge,
- un conventional,
- un-conventional.
- advance
- come before; previous
- previous in time or order
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preceding, done
- past.
- earlier, above
-
Other relevant words
- Ere,
- ahead of,
- when,
- while,
- as soon as,
- so long as,
- ahead,
- already,
- antecedently,
- anteriorly,
- before,
- beforehand,
- earlier,
- formerly,
- previously,
- Afore,
- Whilst,
- advance,
- advanced,
- early,
- ventral.
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Other antonyms
- past.
Antonym of the day
wreathes
- Antonyms:
- uncover, unwrap, stay.
