DICTOMETER

FORTID (Norwegian for "earlier")

(earlier, former, formerly, past, prior, anterior, pasado)

1. Synonyms:
   • Earlier
   • Earliest
   Definitions:
   • (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than
   • most early
   Examples:
   • A fashion popular in earlier times
   • His earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher
   • Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera
   Antonyms:
   • Middle
   • Late
   
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Early
   Definitions:
   • at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
   Examples:
   • 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:
   • MIDDLE
   • intervening
   • mid(prenominal) late (vs. early) (vs. middle)
   • advanced, ripe
   • after-hours
   • latish
   • posthumous
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Early
   Definitions:
   • being or occurring at an early stage of development
   Examples:
   • In an early stage
   • Early forms of life
   • Early man
   • An early computer
   Antonyms:
   • LATE
   • advanced(prenominal)
   • tardive
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Early
   • Former
   • Other
   Definitions:
   • belonging to the distant past
   Examples:
   • The early inhabitants of Europe
   • Former generations
   • In other times
   Antonyms:
   • Present
   • Future
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Early
   Definitions:
   • very young
   Examples:
   • At an early age
   Antonyms:
   • Old
   
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Early
   Definitions:
   • of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
   Examples:
   • 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:
   • MIDDLE
   • Modern, New
   • New
   
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Early
   Definitions:
   • expected in the near future
   Examples:
   • Look for an early end to the negotiations
   Antonyms:
   • Past
   • Present
   
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Earlier
   • Before
   Definitions:
   • earlier in time
   • previously
   Examples:
   • I had known her before
   • As I said before
   • He called me the day before but your call had come even earlier
   • Her parents had died four years earlier
   • I mentioned that problem earlier
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Sooner
   • Earlier
   Definitions:
   • comparatives of `soon' or `early'
   Examples:
   • Come a little sooner, if you can
   • Came earlier than I expected
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • In the first place
   • Earlier
   • In the beginning
   • To begin with
   • Originally
   Definitions:
   • before now
   Examples:
   • Why didn't you tell me in the first place?