What are the opposite words for later?
The word "later" indicates a specific point in time that is in the future. Its antonyms, on the other hand, represent the exact opposite meaning. One antonym for "later" is "earlier," which refers to a time that precedes a certain point. Another antonym is "soon," which means something is going to happen soon or in a short while. "Immediately" is a third antonym which means without any delay, while just "now" indicates that something is happening at the present moment. Finally, "yesterday," an antonym for "later" represents a time that has passed already. These antonyms for "later" help to indicate the time frame for any given event.
- before
- fast
- soon
- shortly
- now
- currently
- straight
-
early
- before long,
- in good time,
- in no time,
- in time,
- primitively,
- seasonably,
- thereon,
- too soon,
- Proximately,
- ere long,
- in a jiffy,
- with time to spare,
- in bud,
- bright and early,
- bright early,
- far ahead,
- in an instant,
- in instant,
- in jiffy,
- in the bud,
- pre-maturely,
- un expectedly,
- un-expectedly,
- with time spare,
- on the dot,
- preexistent,
- prevenient,
- unanticipated,
- Matinal,
- Oversoon,
- pre-existent,
- Proleptical,
- brandnew,
- a bit previous,
- ahead time,
- ante diluvian,
- ante-diluvian,
- before appointed time,
- brand new,
- more matinal,
- more overearly,
- more oversoon,
- more preexistent,
- more prevenient,
- more unanticipated,
- most matinal,
- most overearly,
- most oversoon,
- most preexistent,
- most proleptical,
- most unanticipated,
- on dot,
- on short notice,
- over early,
- over soon,
- over-early,
- over-soon,
- overearly,
- pre existent,
- pre mature,
- pre maturer,
- pre maturest,
- pre-mature,
- pre-maturer,
- pre-maturest,
- re cent,
- un anticipated,
- un expected,
- un timelier,
- un timeliest,
- un timely,
- un-anticipated,
- un-developed,
- un-expected,
- un-timelier,
- un-timeliest,
- un-timely.
- quickly
- directly
-
immediately
- forthwith,
- hereupon,
- unhesitatingly,
- straight away,
- this instant,
- at short notice,
- now or never,
- in nothing flat,
- double-time,
- doubletime,
- in flash,
- in new york minute,
- like now,
- now never,
- on double,
- on spot,
- on the spot,
- soon afterward,
- this minute,
- un hesitatingly,
- un-hesitatingly,
- without hesitation.
- earlier
- forthwith
- instantly
- momentarily
- presently
- previously
- recently
- right away
-
once
- at one time,
- on occasion,
- long ago,
- once upon a time,
- by-gone,
- in the olden days,
- in the old days,
- a single time,
- back when,
- but once,
- by gone,
- in olden days,
- in times past,
- more already,
- more formerly,
- more heretofore,
- more sometime,
- more whilom,
- most already,
- most before,
- most formerly,
- most heretofore,
- most sometime,
- most whilom,
- on one occasion,
- once up on a time,
- once up on time,
- once upon time,
- one time before,
- one time previously,
- only one time,
- only time.
- before expected time
- already
- as soon as possible
- at once, right away
- right now
- for a short time
-
in the past; occurred one time only
- once.
- in a short while
-
in the near future
- soon.
- immediately, directly
- beforehand
- approaching
-
past
- Latterday,
- way back,
- ages ago,
- behind one,
- down memory lane,
- ex-,
- fore going,
- fore-going,
- gone-by,
- goneby,
- latter day,
- long-ago,
- longago,
- more ago,
- more elapsed,
- more ex,
- more ex-,
- more gone by,
- more gone-by,
- more goneby,
- more long-ago,
- more longago,
- more precedent,
- most ago,
- most bypast,
- most elapsed,
- most ex,
- most ex-,
- most gone by,
- most gone-by,
- most goneby,
- most long ago,
- most precedent,
- over done,
- re tired.
-
preceding
- aforementioned,
- precursory,
- preliminary,
- prodromal,
- supra,
- Precursive,
- forerunning,
- aforeknown,
- fore running,
- fore-running,
- more above mentioned,
- more above named,
- more above-mentioned,
- more above-named,
- more abovementioned,
- more abovenamed,
- more aforeknown,
- more aforementioned,
- more forerunning,
- more pioneering,
- more precursive,
- more precursory,
- more prodromal,
- more supra,
- most above mentioned,
- most above named,
- most above-mentioned,
- most above-named,
- most abovementioned,
- most abovenamed,
- most aforeknown,
- most aforementioned,
- most forerunning,
- most pioneering,
- most precursive,
- most precursory,
- most prevenient,
- most prodromal,
- most supra,
- pre ceding,
- pre cursive,
- pre cursory,
- pre-ceding,
- pre-cursive,
- pre-cursory.
- former
- forthcoming
-
forward
- facial,
- forward-looking,
- propulsive,
- ventral,
- well-developed,
- bare-faced,
- over-weening,
- bare faced,
- coming on strong,
- coming strong,
- forer,
- forward looking,
- forwardlooking,
- more ahead,
- more bare faced,
- more bare-faced,
- more facial,
- more forth,
- more forward looking,
- more forward-looking,
- more forwardlooking,
- more onward,
- more overassertive,
- more progressing,
- more propulsive,
- more ventral,
- more well developed,
- more well-developed,
- more welldeveloped,
- most ahead,
- most bare faced,
- most bare-faced,
- most forth,
- most forward looking,
- most forward-looking,
- most forwardlooking,
- most onward,
- most overassertive,
- most progressing,
- most propulsive,
- most ventral,
- most well developed,
- most well-developed,
- most welldeveloped,
- over assertive,
- over-assertive,
- overassertive,
- pre sumptuous,
- selfassertive,
- smart alecky,
- smartalecky,
- up pity,
- up-pity,
- well developed,
- welldeveloped.
-
immediate
- on hand,
- proximal,
- at moment,
- at present time,
- at this moment,
- hair trigger,
- hairtrigger,
- more hair trigger,
- more hair-trigger,
- more hairtrigger,
- more near at hand,
- more near-at-hand,
- more proximal,
- most hair trigger,
- most hair-trigger,
- most hairtrigger,
- most near at hand,
- most near-at-hand,
- near at hand,
- near-at-hand,
- nower,
- nowest,
- para mount,
- para-mount,
- pre sent,
- pre-sent,
- up to date.
- in the beginning
- instant
- instantaneous
- pending
- prior
- quick
- upcoming
-
imminent
- in store,
- in the air,
- in view,
- Inevasible,
- unescapable,
- in the wind,
- on its way,
- on the horizon,
- on the verge,
- to come,
- fast approaching,
- fast-approaching,
- fastapproaching,
- handwriting-on-the-wall,
- in air,
- in cards,
- in escapable,
- in-escapable,
- more brewing,
- more fast approaching,
- more fast-approaching,
- more fastapproaching,
- more gathering,
- more handwriting on the wall,
- more handwriting-on-the-wall,
- more inevasible,
- more overhanging,
- more unescapable,
- most brewing,
- most fast approaching,
- most fast-approaching,
- most fastapproaching,
- most gathering,
- most handwriting on the wall,
- most handwriting-on-the-wall,
- most inevasible,
- most overhanging,
- most unescapable,
- on horizon,
- on verge,
- over-hanging,
- see coming,
- see it coming,
- un avoidable,
- un escapable,
- un-avoidable,
- un-escapable.
- impending
-
inevitable
- for certain,
- Ineludible,
- without recourse,
- all locked up,
- de creed,
- de-creed,
- fore ordained,
- in bag,
- in evitable,
- in flexible,
- in-evitable,
- in-exorable,
- in-flexible,
- more decreed,
- more foreordained,
- more unpreventable,
- most decreed,
- most foreordained,
- most ineludible,
- most unpreventable,
- no ifs ands buts,
- no ifs ands or buts,
- pre-scribed,
- un alterable,
- un deniable,
- un-alterable,
- un-deniable,
- un-preventable.
- pioneer
- prompt
- rising
- all
- ahead in position or time
- nearing
- advance
- previous
- advancing, early
- instantaneous; without delay
- at hand, on the way
- certain; cannot be avoided
- coming after
- looming
-
close in time; forthcoming
- near.
-
preceding, done
- past.
- about to happen
- early, first
- earlier, above
- former, prior
- early, responsive
- fast, speedy
- happening soon
-
Other relevant words
- rude,
- ahead,
- already,
- antecedently,
- anteriorly,
- before,
- beforehand,
- earlier,
- formerly,
- previously,
- theretofore,
- yet,
- Afore,
- advance,
- advanced,
- fore.
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
un-friendlinesses
- Antonyms:
- accord, affection, agreement.
