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| Main Entry: | ahead |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in front or advance of |
| Synonyms: | advanced, ahead, along, ante, before, beforehand, earlier, first, fore, foremost, forward, leading, on, onward, precedent, preceding, previous, advancing, antecedently, at an advantage, at the head, forwards, in the foreground, in the lead, onwards, precedently, progressing, to the fore |
| Antonyms: | behind |
| Main Entry: | before |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | earlier |
| Synonyms: | ahead, ante, back, ere, fore, former, formerly, forward, gone, heretofore, past, previous, previously, since, afore, aforetime, antecedently, anteriorly, before present, gone by, in advance, in days of yore, in front, in old days, in the past, precendently, sooner, up to now |
| Antonyms: | after, afterward, behind, later |
| Main Entry: | beforehand |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | early |
| Synonyms: | advanced, ahead, ahead of time, already, ante, before, earlier, fore, precocious, previous, previously, antecedently, before now, in advance, in anticipation, precedently, sooner |
| Antonyms: | after, afterward, behind, later |
| Main Entry: | beyond |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | further; outside limits |
| Synonyms: | above, after, ahead, before, behind, besides, farther, moreover, outside, over, past, remote, without, yonder, apart from, as well as, at a distance, away from, beyond the bounds, clear of, free of, good way off, hyper, in addition to, in advance of, long way off, more remote, on the far side, on the other side, out of range, out of reach, over and above, over there, superior to |
| Antonyms: | close, inside |
| Main Entry: | fore |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the front |
| Synonyms: | ahead, ante*, before, beforehand, forward, near, previous, antecedently, in advance, nearest, precedently |
| Antonyms: | aft, back |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forth |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | outward |
| Synonyms: | ahead, along, away, first, forward, into, on, onward, out, alee, into the open |
| Main Entry: | forward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | toward the front in order, time |
| Synonyms: | ahead, along, ante, before, beforehand, fore, forth, on, onward, out, previous, alee, antecedently, in advance, into prominence, into view, precedently, to the fore, vanward |
| Antonyms: | back, backward, past |
| Main Entry: | front |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lead, beginning |
| Synonyms: | advanced, ahead, anterior, first, fore, foremost, forward, head, leading, obverse, facial, frontal, headmost, in the foreground, topmost, vanward, ventral |
| Antonyms: | back, ending, final, rear, finishing |
| Main Entry: | off |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | apart, away |
| Synonyms: | above, absent, afar, ahead, aside, behind, below, beneath, beside, divergent, elsewhere, far, out, over, removed, up front, vanishing, away from, disappearing, farther away, gone away, in the distance, not here, to one side, turning aside |
| Antonyms: | close, here, present |
| Main Entry: | previously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | earlier |
| Synonyms: | ahead, already, ante, back, before, beforehand, erstwhile, fore, formerly, forward, heretofore, once, then, a while ago, antecedently, at one time, away back, back when, hitherto, in advance, in anticipation, in days gone by, in the past, long ago, one-shot, precedently, time was, until now |
| Antonyms: | future, later, presently, currently |
| Main Entry: | prior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earlier |
| Synonyms: | ahead, antecedent, anterior, before, foregoing, former, forward, past, precedent, preceding, previous, above-mentioned, aforementioned, preexistent, preexisting |
| Antonyms: | after, later |
| Main Entry: | superiority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage, predominance |
| Synonyms: | ahead, ascendancy, authority, better, bulge, dominance, edge, eminence, excellence, influence, lead, nobility, perfection, position, power, preponderance, prestige, prevalence, pull, rank, spark, supremacy, top, upper hand*, victory, meliority, predomination, preeminence, transcendence, vantage, whip hand |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, inferiority, subservience |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | first |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earliest in order |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal, ahead, antecedent, anterior, basic, beginning, cardinal, early, elementary, first off*, front, fundamental, head, incipient, initial, introductory, key, leading, least, number one, opening, original, pioneer, premier, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, rudimentary, headmost, in the beginning, inaugural, inceptive, lead off*, numero uno, primogenial, right up front, slightest, smallest |
| Antonyms: | final, last |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advancing, early |
| Synonyms: | ahead, forth, leading, onward, precocious, premature, progressive, forward-looking, in advance, progressing, propulsive, well-developed |
| Antonyms: | backward, later, past, reversing |
| Main Entry: | lead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | first place, supremacy |
| Synonyms: | advance, advantage, ahead, bulge, cutting edge*, direction, edge, example, facade, guidance, head, heavy, leadership, margin, model, over, pilot, point, precedence, primacy, principal, priority, protagonist, spark, star, start, top, vanguard, front rank, title role, top spot |
| Antonyms: | last |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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