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early
adjective as in in the beginning
Weak matches
a bit previous, aboriginal, ancient, antecedent, antediluvian, antiquated, brand-new, budding, early bird, original, preceding, premier, prevenient, primal, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, prior, pristine, proleptical, raw, undeveloped, young
adjective as in in the early part of the morning
Strongest matches
daybreak, early morning, first blush, first flush of morning, first light
Weak match
adjective as in sooner than expected
Strongest matches
beforehand, briefly, directly, immediately, prematurely, previous, promptly, quick, shortly, soon, too soon, unexpectedly
Strong match
Weak matches
a bit previous, ahead of time, anon, bright and early, early bird, ere long, far ahead, in advance, in good time, in the bud, in time, on short notice, on the dot, oversoon, pronto, proximately
adverb as in sooner than expected
Strongest matches
Weak matches
advanced, ahead of time, anticipative, anticipatory, before the appointed time, direct, immature, on short notice, on the dot, overearly, oversoon, preceding, precipitant, precocious, preexistent, premature, prompt, pronto, punctual, seasonable, speedy, unanticipated, unexpected, untimely, with time to spare
adverb as in immediately
Strong match
Weak matches
at once, freshly, in a jiffy, in an instant, in no time, instantaneously, instantly, newly, presto, primitively, seasonably, straightaway, summarily, thereon, thereupon, without delay
Example Sentences
Francis, his earlier tenderness forgotten, saw her as “the old yellow hag who plots destruction and brings about the downfall of the world.”
Liverpool could clinch the title as early as Sunday should they beat Leicester City and Arsenal lose to Ipswich Town earlier that afternoon.
The other is making an early case to win one of his own.
Families of many of the men sent to El Salvador on the earlier planes say they are not gang members.
The GP points out what is left of her former workplace, an MSF burns clinic that came under fire in the early weeks of the war, during street battles between Israeli soldiers and Hamas fighters.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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