Antonyms for early
ˈɜr liear·ly

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1. earlyadjective

   Antonyms:
   late, tardily

   Synonyms:
   prematurely, premature, first

2. earlyadjective

   At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

   We finished the project an hour sooner than scheduled, so we left early.

   Antonyms:
   late, tardily

   Synonyms:
   first, premature, prematurely

3. earlyadjective

   Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on-time.

   Antonyms:
   late

   Synonyms:
   first, premature

4. earlyadjective

   Near the start or beginning.

   Synonyms:
   premature, first

   Antonyms:
   late

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. early

   Antonyms:
   late, tardily, backward, vespertinal, belated

   Synonyms:
   soon, betimes, forward, shortly, quickly, ere long, anon, matutinal, beforehand

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1. • Linguistics

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. earlyadjective

   at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

   "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

   Antonyms:
   New, latish, present(a), late, future, advanced(a), ripe, after-hours, Modern, advanced, posthumous, mid(a), past, intervening, old, middle, later(a), tardive, tardily, belatedly

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

2. earlyadjective

   being or occurring at an early stage of development

   "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"

   Antonyms:
   past, present(a), middle, New, mid(a), posthumous, advanced(a), late, future, tardive, ripe, latish, advanced, Modern, intervening, later(a), old, after-hours, belatedly, tardily

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

3. early(a), former(a), other(a)adjective

   belonging to the distant past

   "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"

   Antonyms:
   ripe, advanced, future, advanced(a), intervening, present(a), late, mid(a), middle, posthumous, old, New, latish, Modern, later(a), past, tardive, after-hours, tardily, belatedly

4. earlyadjective

   very young

   "at an early age"

   Antonyms:
   middle, New, after-hours, ripe, latish, mid(a), past, old, advanced(a), tardive, late, advanced, present(a), Modern, future, intervening, later(a), posthumous, belatedly, tardily

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

5. earlyadjective

   of an early stage in the development of a language or literature

   "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"

   Antonyms:
   advanced, posthumous, mid(a), New, old, present(a), late, latish, advanced(a), Modern, future, ripe, middle, tardive, after-hours, intervening, later(a), past, tardily, belatedly

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

6. earlyadverb

   expected in the near future

   "look for an early end to the negotiations"

   Antonyms:
   middle, later(a), old, advanced(a), late, present(a), latish, mid(a), tardive, after-hours, New, past, posthumous, intervening, advanced, ripe, future, Modern, belatedly, tardily

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

7. early on, earlyadverb

   during an early stage

   "early on in her career"

   Antonyms:
   later(a), old, late, present(a), after-hours, future, New, ripe, latish, middle, mid(a), advanced, Modern, advanced(a), past, posthumous, intervening, tardive, tardily, belatedly

   Synonyms:
   betimes, early on, too soon, ahead of time

8. early, ahead of time, too soonadverb

   before the usual time or the time expected

   "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"

   Antonyms:
   New, future, Modern, later(a), tardive, middle, advanced(a), mid(a), present(a), advanced, late, ripe, past, latish, after-hours, old, posthumous, intervening, tardily, belatedly

   Synonyms:
   betimes, early on, ahead of time, too soon

9. early, betimesadverb

   in good time

   "he awoke betimes that morning"

   Antonyms:
   New, later(a), mid(a), advanced, latish, past, middle, intervening, Modern, ripe, late, present(a), old, posthumous, after-hours, advanced(a), future, tardive, belatedly, tardily

   Synonyms:
   betimes, early on, ahead of time, too soon

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1. earlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   seasonable, timely, forehanded, premature

How to use early in a sentence?

1. Bill Clinton:

   I will always remember that early October morning in 1991, when Jimmie Lou introduced me as I kicked off my presidential campaign on the steps of the Old State House, as always, she was enthusiastic, caring and kind, saying just the words we all needed to hear.

2. Tom Hanks:

   Tonight everyone at' Saturday Night Live' planned to do our big Christmas show... but Covid came early this year.

3. Christopher Rufo:

   The number of teachers arrested for child sex abuse is just the tip of the iceberg—much as it was for the Catholic Church prior to widespread exposure and investigation in the early 2000s, the best available academic research, published by the Department of Education, suggests that nearly 10% of public school students suffer from physical abuse between kindergarten and twelfth grade.

4. Jesse Bloom:

   This study does not provide any additional strong evidence favoring either natural zoonosis or lab accident. Rather, it shows that there are additional sequences from relatively early in the outbreak that are still unknown, and in some cases have mutations that suggest they are probably evolutionarily older than the viruses from the Huanan Seafood Market.

5. Walter Jones:

   Georgia is seeing record turnout for early voting because of excitement and enthusiasm of the upcoming election, long lines are to be expected -- voters need to be aware of all of their options including three weeks of early voting, no-excuse absentee and in-person voting day of the election.

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