| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not on time |
Synonyms: |
backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, eleventh-hour, gone, held up, hung up, in a bind, in the lurch, jammed, lagging, last-minute, missed the boat, out of luck, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, slow, stayed, strapped, tardy, too late, unpunctual |
Antonyms: |
early, on time, prompt, punctual |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new |
Synonyms: |
advanced, fresh, just out, modern, recent |
Antonyms: |
antique, old, old-fashioned |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dead |
Synonyms: |
asleep, bygone, cold, deceased, defunct, departed, erstwhile, ex-, exanimate, extinct, former, inanimate, lifeless, old, once, onetime, past, preceding, previous, quondam, sometime |
Antonyms: |
live |
| Main Entry: | latter |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | latest, concluding |
Synonyms: |
closing, eventual, final, following, hindmost, lag, last, last-mentioned, later, modern, rearmost, recent, second, terminal |
| Notes: | last is the lowest in an ordering or series while latter means referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned latter means referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned; former means referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned |
Antonyms: |
earliest, former, preceding |
| Main Entry: | advanced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ahead in position, time, manner |
Synonyms: |
avant-garde, breakthrough, cutting-edge, excellent, exceptional, extreme, first, foremost, forward, higher, late, leading, leading-edge, liberal, precocious, progressive, radical, state-of-the-art*, unconventional |
Antonyms: |
after, behind |
| Main Entry: | backward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bashful |
Synonyms: |
afraid, averse, demure, diffident, disinclined, hesitant, hesitating, humble, indisposed, late, loath, modest, reluctant, reserved, retiring, shy, sluggish, tardy, timid, uneager, unwilling, wavering |
Antonyms: |
aggressive, forward, precocious, unshy |
| Main Entry: | backward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slow in growth |
Synonyms: |
arrested, behind, checked, delayed, dense, dull, feeble-minded, imbecile, late, moronic, stupid, subnormal, underdeveloped, underprivileged, undeveloped |
Antonyms: |
developing, fast, intelligent, smart |
| Main Entry: | bygone |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the past |
Synonyms: |
ancient, antiquated, archaic, belated, dated, dead, defunct, departed, down memory lane, erstwhile, extinct, forgotten, former, gone, gone by, in oblivion, late, lost, of old, of yore, old-fashioned, old-time, olden, oldfangled, one-time, out-of-date, previous, quondam, sometime, vanished, water over the dam, water under the bridge |
Antonyms: |
modern, new, recent |
| Main Entry: | dead |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | no longer alive |
Synonyms: |
asleep, bereft of life, bloodless, bought the farm, breathless, buried, cadaverous, checked out, cold, cut off, deceased, defunct, departed, done for, erased, expired, extinct, gone, gone to meet maker, gone to reward, inanimate, inert, late, lifeless, liquidated, mortified, no more, not existing, offed, out of one's misery, passed away, perished, pushing up daisies, reposing, resting in peace, spiritless, stiff, unanimated, wasted |
Antonyms: |
alive, animated, being, existent, existing, live, living, subsisting |
| Main Entry: | deceased |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dead |
Synonyms: |
asleep, bit the dust, cold*, defunct, departed, exanimate, expired, extinct, finished, former, gave up the ghost, gone, inanimate, kicked the bucket, late, lifeless, lost, passed on, pushing up daisies |
Antonyms: |
alive, born, lively, living |