Earliest — synonyms, earliest antonyms, definition

1. earliest (a)

anterior beginning first incipient initial maiden native natural opening original primary prime primeval primitive savage simple virginal

2. earliest (Adjective)

earlier most former most other latest most middle

earliest (Adjective) — (comparative and superlative of 'early') more early than; most early. ex. "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"

earliest (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"

earliest (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"

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

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

earliest (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"

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

Timing

3. earliest (Adverb)

soonest

earliest (Adverb) — With the least delay. ex. "the earliest I can arrive is 3 P.M."