early

The word “early” has 2 syllables: ear-ly

It's pronounced as /ˈɜːrli/

What is synonym and antonym for early?

In the thesaurus, “early” has 127 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for early along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for early

a bit previous
aboriginal
abrupt
advanced
age-old
aged
ahead of time
ancient
anon
antecedent
antediluvian
anticipative
anticipatory
antiquated
antique
apropos
at once
before the appointed time
beforehand
betimes
brand-new
briefly
bright and early
budding
dateless
daybreak
direct
directly
early bird
early morning
embryonic
ere long
far ahead
first
first blush
first flush of morning
first light
fresh
freshly
germinal
hoary
immature
immediate
immediately
in a jiffy
in advance
in an instant
in good time
in no time
in the bud
in time
infant
initial
inopportune
inopportunely
instantaneously
instantly
matinal
new
newly
obsolete
old
on short notice
on the dot
original
out-of-date
outmoded
overearly
oversoon
preceding
precipitant
precocious
precociously
preexistent
prehistoric
prehistorical
premature
prematurely
premier
presently
presto
prevenient
previous
primal
prime
primeval
primitive
primitively
primordial
prior
pristine
proleptical
prompt
promptly
pronto
proximately
punctual
punctually
quick
raw
recent
recently
right away
seasonable
seasonably
shortly
soon
speedy
straightaway
sudden
summarily
thereon
thereupon
timely
too soon
unanticipated
undeveloped
unexpected
unexpectedly
unforeseen
unlooked-for
unseasonable
unseasonably
untimely
with time to spare
without delay
young

Antonyms for early

advanced
anticipated
behindhand
belated
belatedly
complex
delayed
delinquent
detained
developed
evolved
expected
full-blown
full-fledged
full-scale
future
high
higher
late
later
latish
old
overdue
postponed
slow
tardily
tardy
worn

Meanings of early

noun
1. A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
adjective
1. At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
2. Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
3. Near the start or beginning.
4. Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
5. Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
adverb
1. At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
2. Soon; in good time; seasonably.

Example Sentences

He woke up early to catch the sunrise at the beach.
The team held an early morning meeting to discuss the project's progress.
The child was early for school, eager to share a story with the teacher.
She completed her work early and decided to take a leisurely afternoon stroll.
The early arrival of spring brought blossoms to the trees in the park.

On this page you'll find 155 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to early, such as: a bit previous, aboriginal, abrupt, advanced, age-old, aged, ahead of time.

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