| Main Entry: | before |
| 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: | before |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | earlier than |
Synonyms: |
ahead of, ante, antecedent to, anterior to, ere, in advance of, in front of, preceding, previous to, prior to, since |
Antonyms: |
after, afterward, behind, later |
| Main Entry: | before |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
Related
Adjectives: |
before, aforesaid, ante-jentacular, antecedaneous, antecedent, antecibal, antelucan, antepaschal, anteprandial, anterior, antevenient, 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: | above |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | superior to |
Synonyms: |
before, beyond, exceeding, prior to, superior to, surpassing |
Antonyms: |
inferior, under |
| Main Entry: | ago |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the past |
Synonyms: |
ages ago, back, back when, before, from way back, from year one, gone, since, since God knows when, time was |
| Main Entry: | ahead |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in front or advance of |
Synonyms: |
advanced, advancing, ahead, along, ante, antecedently, at an advantage, at the head, before, beforehand, earlier, first, fore, foremost, forward, forwards, in the foreground, in the lead, leading, on, onward, onwards, precedent, precedently, preceding, previous, progressing, to the fore |
Antonyms: |
behind |
| Main Entry: | already |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | before expected time |
Synonyms: |
as of now, at present, before, before now, but now, by now, by that time, by the time mentioned, by then, by this time, earlier, even now, formerly, heretofore, in the past, just now, now, once, previously, then, up to now |
| Notes: | all ready means 'prepared'; already means 'previously' |
| Main Entry: | beforehand |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | early |
Synonyms: |
advanced, ahead, ahead of time, already, ante, antecedently, before, before now, earlier, fore, in advance, in anticipation, precedently, precocious, previous, previously, sooner |
Antonyms: |
after, afterward, behind, later |
| Main Entry: | beyond |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | further; outside limits |
Synonyms: |
above, after, ahead, apart from, as well as, at a distance, away from, before, behind, besides, beyond the bounds, clear of, farther, free of, good way off, hyper, in addition to, in advance of, long way off, more remote, moreover, on the far side, on the other side, out of range, out of reach, outside, over, over and above, over there, past, remote, superior to, without, yonder |
Antonyms: |
close, inside |
| 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 |