Synonyms for Early
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Words related to "Early" (adjective) include aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial.
Adjective
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"
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aboriginalprimalprimevalprimaevalprimordialadvancebeforehandarcheanarchaeanarcheozoicarchaeozoicazoicearlierearliestearlyish
being or occurring at an early stage of development
"in an early stage" "early forms of life" "early man" "an early computer"
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archaicprimitivenewyoungcruderudeembryonicembryoticincipientinchoateprecocious
belonging to the distant past
"the early inhabitants of Europe" "former generations" "in other times"
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formerother
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past
very young
"at an early age"
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youngimmature
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"
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old
expected in the near future
"look for an early end to the negotiations"
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future
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middlelate
Adverb
during an early stage
"early on in her career"
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early on
before the usual time or the time expected
"she graduated early" "the house was completed ahead of time"
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ahead of timetoo soon
in good time
"he awoke betimes that morning"
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betimes
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late
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