Antonyms for LATER
ˈleɪ tərlat·er

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1. lateradverb

   Antonyms:
   earlier

2. lateradverb

   Dismissive term to minimize importance of an annoying persons.

   The Victorian era is a later period of English history than the Elizabethan era.

   Antonyms:
   earlier

3. lateradjective

   At some time in the future.

   The meeting was adjourned to a later date.

   Antonyms:
   earlier

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.6 / 10 votes

1. later

   Antonyms:
   antecedent, anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, forward, front, introductory, precedent, preceding, preliminary, previous, prior

   Synonyms:
   after, concluding, consequent, following, hind, hinder, hindmost, latter, posterior, subsequent, succeeding

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1. later(a), ulterior, posterioradjective

   coming at a subsequent time or stage

   "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"

   Antonyms:
   antecedent

2. late, later(a)adverb

   at or toward an end or late period or stage of development

   "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"

   Antonyms:
   antecedent

3. subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later onadverb

   happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

   "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"

   Antonyms:
   antecedent

   Synonyms:
   after, subsequently, by and by, afterwards, later, afterward, later on

4. by and by, lateradverb

   at some eventual time in the future

   "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later"

   Antonyms:
   antecedent

   Synonyms:
   after, subsequently, by and by, afterwards, later, afterward, later on

5. lateradverb

   comparative of the adverb `late'

   "he stayed later than you did"

   Antonyms:
   antecedent

   Synonyms:
   after, subsequently, by and by, afterwards, afterward, later on

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1. lateradjective

   Synonyms:
   subsequent, posterior

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. antemortem

   after death

   Submitted by anonymous on October 6, 2019  

2. hello

   when some people leave someone or something, they can say later,goodbye,or bye.

   i said hi to someone. they said i can hang for 30 minutes. i said ok. after 30 minutes passed, they said “later”.

   Submitted by AudrinaW.chetfharritt.net on May 26, 2021  

How to use LATER in a sentence?

1. Chilson Foy:

   Exactly, we had just seen each other for the first time in months. You do what husbands and wives do. But later, when I'm feeling sick, I'm not having any sort of relations. I think any transmission event would have happened very soon after I got back, before I got symptoms.

2. Brittany Young:

   I got in the shower, not even five minutes after that, I was like, my stomach is still hurting. Not even five seconds (later), I had to push.

3. Rick Wilson:

   All the way across the board he was the guy you could count on yesterday to correctly assess the situation. He became the counterweight against the the president, bush handled it, but it was later in the news cycle.

4. Angela Yochem:

   Imagine a world in which you are deciding to travel somewhere exotic. And you discover that you need a vaccine that may not be stocked in your neighborhood clinic, fifteen, 20 minutes later, you have your exotic vaccine that was delivered to your corner clinic.

5. Larry Ross:

   After spending 18 consecutive days on the campaign trail, Dr. Carson needs to go home and get a fresh set of clothes, he will be departing Des Moines later tonight to avoid the snow storm and will be back on the trail Wednesday. We look forward to tonight's caucus results and to meaningful debates in New Hampshire and South Carolina.

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