What is another word for earlier?
337 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˈɜːlɪə], [ ˈɜːlɪə], [ ˈɜː_l_ɪ__ə]
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Similar words for earlier:
- advance (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- antecedent (adjective)
- beforehand (adjective)
- elder (adjective)
- former (adjective)
- older (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- past (adjective)
- preceding (adjective)
- previous (adjective)
- beforehand (adjective, adverb)
- other relevant words (adjective, adverb)
- other relevant words (adverb)
- ahead (adverb)
- already (adverb)
- formerly (adverb)
- once (adverb)
- back up (noun)
- earlier (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other synonyms
- long ago
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Earlier:
adj.
• advance (adjective) • all (adjective) • antecedent (adjective)- most precursory,
- more precedent,
- more precursory,
- most precedent,
- pre-cursory,
- preliminary,
- fore-going,
- fore going,
- pre cursory.
- most before,
- more ahead,
- most sooner,
- antest,
- most precedently,
- most already,
- more precedently,
- ahead time,
- more antecedently,
- most antecedently,
- be-forehand,
- more sooner,
- be forehand,
- more already,
- most ahead.
- more first born,
- most first-born,
- more firstborn,
- most firstborn,
- more first-born,
- first born,
- most first born.
- in advance,
- past,
- anter,
- former,
- ex,
- in front,
- older,
- long gone,
- more mature,
- aforementioned,
- elder,
- precursory,
- forer,
- EXER,
- advance,
- antecedent,
- ex-,
- in the forefront,
- in the lead,
- previous,
- of yore,
- in anticipation,
- long ago,
- first-born,
- firstborn.
a. & adv.
• beforehand (adjective, adverb) • Other relevant words: (adjective, adverb)adv
• Other relevant words: (adverb)- up to now,
- to the fore,
- eons ago,
- in the past,
- at one time,
- onwards,
- in times past,
- by the time mentioned,
- thus far,
- at the head,
- Aforetime,
- just now,
- down memory lane,
- ahead,
- yet,
- as yet,
- back when,
- by this time,
- one time previously,
- but once,
- in the olden days,
- on occasion,
- a single time,
- used to be,
- prior to,
- some time ago,
- on one occasion,
- even now,
- but now,
- once upon a time,
- one time before,
- as of now,
- in olden days,
- at an advantage,
- before now,
- of old,
- in the old days,
- antecedently,
- only one time,
- until now,
- once,
- already,
- by now,
- by then,
- before this,
- in old days,
- in the foreground,
- by that time,
- Erewhile,
- hitherto,
- at present,
- formerly,
- so far.
adv.
• ahead (adverb) • already (adverb) • formerly (adverb) • once (adverb)n.
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•
- first,
- by the time.
- back.
Other synonyms:
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•
- Pre-,
- Ere,
- Since,
- pre-existing,
- first-time,
- barely,
- Beforetime,
- preemptive,
- first-ever.
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•
- heretofore,
- below,
- erstwhile,
- above,
- precedent.
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•
- beforehand.
- ensue,
- run,
- consequence,
- prehistorically,
- nether,
- inchoate,
- hence,
- effect,
- basically,
- pass,
- operate,
- preferably,
- yesterday,
- largely,
- lour,
- ante-,
- result,
- anciently,
- Priorly,
- last,
- olden,
- antecede,
- premature,
- above-mentioned,
- bygone,
- hold,
- acquaintance,
- incident,
- erst,
- anteriorly,
- Afore,
- Ci-devant,
- in days past,
- primitively,
- friend,
- affair,
- ally,
- emanate,
- event,
- Primordially,
- embryotic,
- preexistent,
- dawn,
- matutinal,
- whole time,
- inferior,
- ere now,
- issue,
- in time past,
- Aforehand,
- firstly,
- DO,
- lowest,
- originate,
- continue,
- antedate,
- senior,
- more rapidly,
- archaic,
- primal,
- occurrence,
- in front of,
- mainly,
- old,
- principally,
- case,
- under,
- essentially,
- lately,
- extend,
- primeval,
- morning,
- prime,
- begin with,
- aforesaid,
- nearer,
- one time,
- before then,
- fact,
- azoic,
- rather,
- fore,
- recently,
- lower,
- recent,
- historically,
- historical,
- before all,
- forego,
- primarily,
- above-named,
- late,
- Whilom,
- before in time,
- adverb of time,
- above-stated,
- initial,
- companion,
- quondam,
- arise,
- move,
- elapse,
- Primevally,
- closer,
- happen,
- primordial,
- Erenow,
- anticipate,
- go,
- morn,
- latest,
- theretofore,
- ancient,
- lead,
- anterior,
- predominantly,
- crony,
- earlyish,
- Thitherto,
- sometime,
- future,
- proceed,
- daybreak,
- previous to,
- chiefly,
- down,
- sunrise,
- subjacent,
- anticipatory,
- connection,
- boyfriend,
- comrade.
How to use "Earlier" in context?
Earlier was defined as an earlier time or condition in comparison to what exists now. Historically, earlier referred to a time before recorded history. Prior to the invention of the printing press, most knowledge and information was passed down orally and was not systematically recorded. As such, earlier was not a precise or measurable time period. However, historians and scholars have been able to create a timeline that estimates when certain cultural and technological developments occurred.
For example, the Chinese invented gunpowder in the eighth century AD, but it was not until the mid-thirteenth century that the Mongols started using cannons in their armies.
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
early, previous, previously.
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Noun, singular or mass
previous.
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Adverb
beforehand, early, previous, previously.
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Proper noun, singular
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
early-stage.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective, comparative
another, applicant, base, closer, continue, elder, fewer, greater, larger, place, requested, smaller, sooner, term, word, younger, Swifter, NEWER, initials, speedier, taller, shorter.
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Adjective
accepted, aforementioned, antecedent, deposed, elective, ex, fellow, incipient, incumbent, just, opposing, outgoing, pervious, precious, preliminary, preset, previous, proven, retrospective, spent, successive, unprecedented, usual, ventral, Ousted, Ya, preexisting, pre-existing, ex-, one-time, front-line, abovementioned, fifty-fourth, pre-conference, preceeding, pre-1967, ex-ante, ex., pre-sessional, prior-period, pre-conflict, pre-change, pre-judgement, pre-award, primae.
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Noun, singular or mass
sooner.
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Adverb, comparative
sooner.
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Adjective, comparative
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