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Synonyms for late
leɪtlate
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
late
That which is new has lately come into existence, possession, or use; a new house is just built, or in a more general sense is one that has just come into the possession of the present owner or occupant. Modern denotes that which has begun to exist in the present age, and is still existing; recent denotes that which has come into existence within a comparatively brief period, and may or may not be existing still. Modern history pertains to any period since the middle ages; modern literature, modern architecture, etc., are not strikingly remote from the styles and types prevalent to-day. That which is late is somewhat removed from the present, but not far enough to be called old. That which is recent is not quite so sharply distinguished from the past as that which is new; recent publications range over a longer time than new books. That which is novel is either absolutely or relatively unprecedented in kind; a novel contrivance is one that has never before been known; a novel experience is one that has never before occurred to the same person; that which is new may be of a familiar or even of an ancient sort, as a new copy of an old book. Young and youthful are applied to that which has life; that which is young is possessed of a comparatively new existence as a living thing, possessing actual youth; that which is youthful manifests the attributes of youth. (Compare YOUTHFUL.) Fresh applies to that which has the characteristics of newness or youth, while capable of deterioration by lapse of time; that which is unworn, unspoiled, or unfaded; as, a fresh countenance, fresh eggs, fresh flowers. New is opposed to old, modern to ancient, recent to remote, young to old, aged, etc.
See synonyms for OLD.
Synonyms:
fresh, juvenile, modern, new, new-fangled, new-fashioned, new-made, novel, recent, upstart, young, youthful
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
lateadjective
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
"late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"
Synonyms:
former(a), recent, belated, late(a), previous(a), tardy, later(a)Antonyms:
future, untimely, advance(a), rude, primeval, proterozoic, azoic, middle, primitive, archaean, mid(a), beforehand(p), earlier, primordial, new, early, earlyish, archeozoic, young, precocious, inchoate, earliest, embryonic, Old, live, present(a), incipient, wee, archaic, alive(p), premature, primaeval, archean, primal, archaeozoic, proto(a), previous(p), punctual, aboriginal, crude, intervening, embryotic, too soon, ahead of timebelated, late, tardyadjective
after the expected or usual time; delayed
"a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"
Synonyms:
tardy, former(a), belated, late(a), recent, later(a), previous(a)Antonyms:
primitive, archaic, archeozoic, punctual, wee, premature, early, primeval, new, present(a), live, earlyish, precocious, beforehand(p), mid(a), proterozoic, young, embryotic, intervening, primaeval, untimely, Old, earliest, future, inchoate, earlier, crude, alive(p), archaeozoic, primordial, aboriginal, archean, middle, incipient, proto(a), archaean, rude, embryonic, advance(a), primal, previous(p), azoic, too soon, ahead of timelate(a), recentadjective
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
"a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"
Antonyms:
young, punctual, middle, intervening, incipient, archaic, alive(p), primaeval, inchoate, earlyish, beforehand(p), primitive, wee, Old, new, present(a), early, untimely, aboriginal, live, embryonic, future, earlier, mid(a), embryotic, primordial, crude, archeozoic, precocious, archaean, premature, rude, proterozoic, archean, primeval, previous(p), azoic, archaeozoic, earliest, primal, advance(a), proto(a), too soon, ahead of timelate(a)adjective
having died recently
"her late husband"
Antonyms:
embryonic, azoic, live, proterozoic, primal, premature, wee, earlier, early, incipient, future, untimely, archean, punctual, archaean, aboriginal, primeval, present(a), proto(a), archaeozoic, primaeval, young, beforehand(p), primitive, intervening, precocious, inchoate, crude, previous(p), archeozoic, middle, alive(p), rude, primordial, earlyish, archaic, earliest, mid(a), new, Old, advance(a), embryotic, too soon, ahead of timelateadjective
of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
"Late Greek"
Synonyms:
former(a), recent, belated, late(a), previous(a), tardy, later(a)Antonyms:
archaic, intervening, early, middle, present(a), young, beforehand(p), previous(p), mid(a), proterozoic, archaean, embryonic, precocious, embryotic, wee, live, crude, primitive, future, primal, primordial, earlier, inchoate, archean, azoic, new, archeozoic, incipient, archaeozoic, punctual, earliest, aboriginal, rude, premature, earlyish, alive(p), proto(a), primeval, untimely, Old, advance(a), primaeval, too soon, ahead of timelate, later(a)adjective
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:
archeozoic, untimely, earlier, primordial, middle, earlyish, primal, wee, early, primitive, Old, premature, azoic, archaean, new, present(a), incipient, live, primaeval, crude, archaeozoic, future, embryonic, beforehand(p), advance(a), aboriginal, archaic, alive(p), intervening, mid(a), young, precocious, previous(p), earliest, proto(a), archean, embryotic, rude, primeval, punctual, inchoate, proterozoic, too soon, ahead of timeformer(a), late(a), previous(a)adverb
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
"the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
Antonyms:
premature, Old, previous(p), primaeval, earlier, earliest, early, beforehand(p), aboriginal, primeval, new, mid(a), primitive, embryotic, primordial, embryonic, untimely, present(a), crude, archeozoic, punctual, rude, precocious, archean, future, incipient, archaic, primal, wee, middle, intervening, archaean, live, alive(p), young, azoic, advance(a), earlyish, inchoate, archaeozoic, proto(a), proterozoic, ahead of time, too soonlate, belatedly, tardilyadverb
later than usual or than expected
"the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
Synonyms:
lately, slowly, deep, of late, latterly, tardily, easy, recently, belatedly, slowAntonyms:
new, middle, earlier, primordial, azoic, untimely, wee, embryonic, archaic, primeval, rude, aboriginal, primal, present(a), advance(a), earliest, premature, precocious, archean, beforehand(p), earlyish, intervening, proto(a), early, archeozoic, incipient, inchoate, young, live, archaeozoic, mid(a), proterozoic, embryotic, primitive, future, crude, archaean, primaeval, alive(p), Old, previous(p), punctual, too soon, ahead of timedeep, lateadverb
to an advanced time
"deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"
Synonyms:
lately, deep, of late, deeply, latterly, tardily, recently, belatedlyAntonyms:
inchoate, archeozoic, embryonic, primitive, early, proterozoic, aboriginal, previous(p), beforehand(p), earlier, precocious, middle, intervening, archaean, archean, present(a), young, advance(a), archaic, Old, punctual, mid(a), earliest, new, primaeval, earlyish, proto(a), premature, crude, future, archaeozoic, azoic, embryotic, wee, untimely, live, alive(p), incipient, primordial, rude, primal, primeval, too soon, ahead of timelateadverb
at an advanced age or stage
"she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career"
Synonyms:
lately, recently, belatedly, latterly, tardily, deep, of lateAntonyms:
inchoate, proto(a), earliest, early, untimely, primordial, azoic, primitive, beforehand(p), young, future, embryotic, new, alive(p), precocious, intervening, archean, archaeozoic, crude, premature, proterozoic, present(a), earlyish, previous(p), archeozoic, middle, primal, primaeval, earlier, archaic, primeval, punctual, mid(a), incipient, Old, embryonic, aboriginal, live, wee, archaean, rude, advance(a), ahead of time, too soonrecently, late, lately, of late, latterlyadverb
in the recent past
"he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"
Synonyms:
lately, deep, of late, latterly, tardily, recently, belatedlyAntonyms:
future, primitive, archaean, young, premature, live, intervening, earlyish, archean, aboriginal, middle, present(a), alive(p), azoic, proto(a), archaeozoic, primordial, primaeval, early, earliest, Old, precocious, earlier, archeozoic, primal, wee, new, embryonic, archaic, beforehand(p), advance(a), primeval, punctual, mid(a), embryotic, incipient, proterozoic, rude, untimely, inchoate, crude, previous(p), ahead of time, too soon
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
lateadjective
Synonyms:
slow, tardy, long delayedlateadjective
Synonyms:
far advancedlateadjective
Synonyms:
recently deceasedlateadjective
Synonyms:
recentlateadjective
Synonyms:
not early, not promptly, after the proper time, at the eleventh hour, a day after the fairlateadjective
Synonyms:
recently, lately, not long ago
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
LATE
Synonyms:
Late Assessment of Thrombolytic Efficacy
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#27 | new | |
#317 | end | |
#443 | advanced | |
#548 | recent | |
#571 | young | |
#594 | night | |
#621 | easy | |
#758 | past | |
#820 | final | |
#944 | later | |
#1231 | late | |
#1316 | recently | |
#1444 | modern | |
#1531 | behind | |
#1543 | deep | |
#1619 | purposes | |
#2085 | fresh | |
#2378 | evening | |
#2901 | slow | |
#3446 | delay | |
#3456 | novel | |
#3890 | afternoon | |
#5074 | slowly | |
#5790 | juvenile | |
#6366 | delayed | |
#7529 | deeply | |
#8314 | smell | |
#9390 | lately | |
#12262 | deceased | |
#17158 | concluding | |
#18589 | departed | |
#21061 | overdue | |
#21772 | youthful | |
#34501 | belated | |
#52817 | tardy | |
#58466 | upstart | |
#67247 | tard | |
#74277 | belatedly | |
#96582 | latterly | |
#124409 | tardif | |
#273808 | iate | |
#327435 | tardily |
How to use late in a sentence?
Weaker fertilizer prices late in the year reduced our earnings for the quarter, giving rise to a more cautious outlook.
The Hubble tension between the early and late universe may be the most exciting development in cosmology in decades, this mismatch has been growing and has now reached a point that is really impossible to dismiss as a fluke. This disparity could not plausibly occur just by chance.
Life is a mission, not a competition. Ignore society timeline and go after your goal at your pace. Everyone is unique in their own way. Learn to be comfortable in your skin and courageous in your ability. It's never too late, so focus your energy and time on perfecting your craft.
Daytime can still be profitable to produce for us, despite there being fewer viewers available across all of television due to audience fragmentation, our primary buyers are TV stations, and it is essential for them to have strong daytime schedules leading into their highly profitable late afternoon newscasts.
When a woman is in her late 20s or early 30s, the rest of her tissue is functioning at peak performance, but her ovaries are already showing overt signs of aging, yet most women learn about their ovaries and ovarian function when they go to use them for the first time and find out they're geriatric.
Translations for late
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- oorlede, laatAfrikaans
- متأخرArabic
- gecAzerbaijani
- мәрхүмBashkir
- позні, познаBelarusian
- късен, късноBulgarian
- tardCatalan, Valencian
- pozdní, pozděCzech
- senDanish
- spät, verspätetGerman
- forpasinta, malfrueEsperanto
- tarde, atrasado, difuntoSpanish
- hiljaEstonian
- beranduBasque
- دیرPersian
- myöhäinen, myöhäis-, vainaa, myöhä, myöhässä, edesmennyt, vainajaFinnish
- síðla, seintFaroese
- tard, défunt, feu, regrettée, en retard, regrettéFrench
- nach maireannScottish Gaelic
- מנוח, מאוחר, מאחרHebrew
- स्वर्गीय, देरHindi
- késő, késői, néhai, későn, késeiHungarian
- ողորմածիկ, ուշArmenian
- tardeInterlingua
- almarhum, almarhumah, mendiangIndonesian
- tardaIdo
- seint, heitinn, seinnIcelandic
- tardi, fu, in ritardoItalian
- 遅い, 遅刻Japanese
- გვიანGeorgian
- кешKazakh
- យឺតពេលKhmer
- 지각, 늦다, 지각하다Korean
- درهنگ, derneg, gîro, texîrKurdish
- кечKyrgyz
- tardus, tardatum, abortus, tardatus, tardeLatin
- vėlyvas, vėlus, velionis, vėlaiLithuanian
- vēls, nelaiķis, vēluLatvian
- доцен, задоцнет, покоен, доцнаMacedonian
- allahyarham, allahyarhamah, mendiangMalay
- laat, late, wijlenDutch
- som har gått fra oss, sein, som har gått bort, sentNorwegian
- późny, świętej pamięci, zmarły, spóźniony, późnoPolish
- tarde, falecido, atrasadoPortuguese
- tardRomansh
- târziuRomanian
- поздний, покойный, запоздалый, поздноRussian
- покојан, pokojan, касан, kasan, pozno, kȁsno, ка̏сно, позноSerbo-Croatian
- neskorý, neskoroSlovak
- pôzen, pôznoSlovene
- avliden, sen, försenad, framliden, hädangången, sent, för sentSwedish
- ఆలస్యంగాTelugu
- สายThai
- giçTurkmen
- geç, rahmetliTurkish
- пізній, пізноUkrainian
- دير, دیرUrdu
- kechUzbek
- muộn, trểVietnamese
- latikVolapük
- 晚了Chinese
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