🔄 Synonyms of "Before"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Before"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| earlier | previously; before now; sooner |
| ahead | At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving. |
| in front | at or in the front |
| afore | (archaic, dialect) Before, temporally. |
| beforehandnoun | At an earlier or preceding time. |
| previously | (with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time; already. |
| formernoun | Previous. |
| forenoun | Forward; situated towards the front (of something). |
| erenoun | (obsolete) At an earlier time. |
| formerly | previously; once |
| already | Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. |
| previousnoun | (not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order. |
| priornoun | Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous. |
| earlynoun | Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time. |
| precedingverb | Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence. |
| pastnoun | The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future. |
| precedeverb | (transitive) To go before, go in front of. |
| agonoun | (archaic or dialectal) Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away. |
| heretoforenoun | (formal, temporal) Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point. |
| anticipationnoun | The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Before"
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