Definitions

ahead

[uh-hed] / əˈhɛd /

ADVERB

in front or advance of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advanced along before earlier forward

STRONG

beforehand forwards onward onwards

WEAK

advancing ante antecedently at an advantage at the head first fore foremost in the foreground in the lead leading on precedent precedently preceding previous progressing to the fore

Antonyms

STRONGEST

behind

Example Sentences

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Shares are at A$115.39 ahead of the open.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The ministry went ahead with the purchase after Nadiem met with Google representatives in 2020, said prosecutors.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Tell them what you’re doing ahead of time, and ask if they will need anything else from you.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

But many of Monday’s big winners, including Corning and Western Digital, were hitting pause ahead of the final trading day of the quarter.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Petite and Black, with hundreds of tiny braids cascading down her back, she walked with unexpectedly long strides, eating up the pavement while looking straight ahead, body framed by late-afternoon summer sunlight.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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