sooner

[soo-ner] / ˈsu nər /

Part of Speech:

All (3) Adjective (1) Adverb (2)

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beforehand adj.
before adv.
rather adv.

ADJECTIVE

beforehand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

earlier

STRONG

ahead

WEAK

advanced ahead of time already ante antecedently before before now fore in advance in anticipation precedently precocious previous previously

ADVERB

before

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ahead back previously since

WEAK

afore aforetime ante antecedently anteriorly before present ere fore former formerly forward heretofore in advance in days of yore in front in the old days in the past past precendently previous up to now

Antonyms

WEAK

after afterward behind later

ADVERB

rather

Synonyms

STRONGEST

willingly

WEAK

alternately alternatively as a matter of choice by choice by preference first in lieu of in preference just as soon more readily more willingly much sooner

Antonyms

WEAK

extremely insignificantly little violently

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sooner

Naylor told the BBC this was another missed opportunity to spot him sooner.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Shorter bonds pay you less and what you get in exchange is the ability to act sooner if necessary.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

While I’d sooner take life advice from my golden retriever than a chatbot, my parents aligned with their contemporaries in treating Claude as a Google substitute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

CEO Huang added: "The only regret that I have is that I didn't invest more and sooner."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

As for the slave trade, the sooner that despicable traffic was ended, the better for everybody.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

sooner

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