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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | earlier |
| Synonyms: | afore, aforetime, ahead, ante, antecedently, anteriorly, back, before present, ere, fore, former, formerly, forward, gone, gone by, heretofore, in advance, in days of yore, in front, in old days, in the past, past, precendently, previous, previously, since, sooner, up to now |
| Antonyms: | after, afterward, behind, later |
| Main Entry: | early |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | sooner than expected |
| Synonyms: | a bit previous, ahead of time, anon, before long, beforehand, betimes, briefly, bright and early, directly, early bird, ere long, far ahead, immediately, in advance, in good time, in the bud, in time, on short notice, on the dot, oversoon, prematurely, presently, previous, promptly, pronto, proximately, quick, shortly, soon, too soon, unexpectedly, with time to spare |
| Antonyms: | later |
| Main Entry: | fore |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the front |
| Synonyms: | ahead, ante, antecedently, before, beforehand, forward, in advance, near, nearest, precedently, previous |
| Antonyms: | aft, back |
| Main Entry: | forward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advancing, early |
| Synonyms: | ahead, forth, forward-looking, in advance, leading, onward, precocious, premature, progressing, progressive, propulsive, well-developed |
| Antonyms: | backward, later, past, reversing |
| Main Entry: | forward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | toward the front in order, time |
| Synonyms: | ahead, alee, along, ante, antecedently, before, beforehand, fore, forth, in advance, into prominence, into view, on, onward, out, precedently, previous, to the fore, vanward |
| Antonyms: | back, backward, past |
| Main Entry: | previously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | earlier |
| Synonyms: | a while ago, ahead, already, ante, antecedently, at one time, away back, back, back when, before, beforehand, erstwhile, fore, formerly, forward, heretofore, hitherto, in advance, in anticipation, in days gone by, in the past, long ago, once, one-shot, precedently, then, time was, until now |
| Antonyms: | currently, future, later, presently |
| Main Entry: | up front |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward |
| Synonyms: | direct, forthright, frank, in advance, open, up-front |
| Antonyms: | coy, indirect |
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| Main Entry: | before |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
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aforesaid, ante-jentacular, antecedaneous, antecedent, antecibal, antelucan, antepaschal, anteprandial, anterior, antevenient, before, before mentioned, epiclimactically, fore, foregoing, former, front, head-on, inaugural, inferoanterior, introductory, isagogic, preagonal, precedent, preceding, precibal, precursive, precursory, predormient, prefatory, prelapsarian, preliminary, preludious, prelusive, prelusory, premundane, preparatory, preprandial, prevenient, prior, probouleutic, prodromous, proemial, propaedeutic, said, vanward, wraparound
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| Main Entry: | early |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
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anticipatory, early, forward, immediate, in time, near, near at hand, precipitate, precocious, premature, prepunctual, prevenient, prime, prompt, punctual, rath, sudden, summary, timely, unexpected
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