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Misspelling

aerlier, arlier, eaarlier, earleir, earlie, earliier, earllier, earrlierr, eearlieer

Earlier — synonyms, earlier antonyms, definition

1. earlier (o)

15 synonyms

above already before erstwhile first foregoing formerly heretofore long ago once pre-eminent previous previously prior sooner

2. earlier (a)

20 synonyms

advancing aged ahead elder foregoing former late leading more advanced more aged older one-time past preceding previous prior progressing recent retired surpassing

3. earlier (Adjective)

3 synonyms

earliest more former more other

2 antonyms

later more middle

7 definitions

earlier (Adjective) — (comparative and superlative of 'early') more early than; most early. ex. "a fashion popular in earlier times" ex. "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"

earlier (Adjective) — At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time. ex. "early morning" ex. "an early warning" ex. "early diagnosis" ex. "an early death" ex. "took early retirement" ex. "an early spring" ex. "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

earlier (Adjective) — Being or occurring at an early stage of development. ex. "in an early stage" ex. "early forms of life" ex. "early man" ex. "an early computer"

earlier (Adjective) — Belonging to the distant past. ex. "the early inhabitants of Europe"

earlier (Adjective) — Very young. ex. "at an early age"

earlier (Adjective) — (linguistics) of an early stage in the development of a language or literature. ex. "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C." ex. "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"

earlier (Adjective) — Expected in the near future. ex. "look for an early end to the negotiations"

1 see also

Timing

4. earlier (Adverb)

4 synonyms

in the beginning in the first place originally to begin with

3 definitions

earlier (Adverb) — Earlier in time; previously. ex. "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier" ex. "her parents had died four years earlier" ex. "I mentioned that problem earlier"

earlier (Adverb) — A comparative of 'soon' or 'early'. ex. "came earlier than I expected"

earlier (Adverb) — Before now. ex. "why didn't you tell me earlier?"