Definition for Beforehand:

• Before the time: by way of preparation.

Synonyms for Beforehand:

• adj.

  •advance (adjective)
  • in forefront,
  • in lead,
  • fore-most,
  • be forehand,
  • most previously,
  • leading,
  • more previously,
  • be-forehand,
  • fore most.
  •early (adjective)
  • Oversoon,
  • soonest,
  • unanticipated,
  • Matinal,
  • before appointed time,
  • overearly,
  • previous,
  • pre-existent,
  • advanced,
  • before now,
  • preexistent,
  • on short notice,
  • on the dot,
  • ante.
  •precocious (adjective)
  • pre sumptuous,
  • smartalecky,
  • flippest,
  • flipper,
  • smart alecky.

• adv

  •early (adverb)
  • bright and early,
  • far ahead,
  • in the bud,
  • with time to spare,
  • a bit previous,
  • in time,
  • too soon,
  • in bud,
  • in good time,
  • before long.

• adv.

  •ahead (adverb)
  • pre-ceding,
  • in foreground,
  • at advantage,
  • pre ceding,
  • the fore,
  • to fore,
  • at head,
  • Precedently.
  •ahead of time (adverb)
  • ahead time.
  •all (adverb)
  • beforehand.
  •early (adverb)
  • ere long,
  • Proximately.
  •first (adverb)
  • before else,
  • at outset.
  •forward (adverb)
  • into prominence,
  • in to prominence,
  • in to view,
  • forth.
  •previously (adverb)
  • at time,
  • oneshot,
  • a while ago,
  • in past,
  • time was,
  • in days gone by.

• n.

  •already (noun)
  • already.
  •beforehand (noun)
  • Preliminarily,
  • before,
  • sooner.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • betimes.
  •
  • precede,
  • earlier.

Paraphrases for Beforehand:

• Equivalence

  • Adverb
    earlier.

• Independent

  • Adverb
    ahead, sooner, Preventively, formerly, upstream, early, front, forward, soon, already, ago, first, proactively, initially.

• Other Related

  • Adverb
    before, previously, prior.

Antonyms for Beforehand:

• adv.

  • Other antonyms:
    middle, subsequently, tardily, late, next, behind, belatedly, later, afterward, after.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    afterwards.

Beforehand Sentence Examples:

• Most of these patients watch prescriptions that are given them rather carefully and make up their mind beforehand whether they are likely to do them good or not and the event usually follows their premonition.

• In the first place, they all tell the same story: that in itself would not be much, as that might have been settled beforehand; but it is hardly likely that one of the lot would not have been ready to purchase his life by turning on the others.