early
English Thesaurus
1. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time (adj.all)
| similar | : | archaean, archean, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon (adj.all) |
| similar | : | archaeozoic, archeozoic, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era (adj.all) |
| similar | : | azoic, |
| definition | : | before the appearance of life (adj.all) |
| similar | : | earlier, earliest, |
| definition | : | (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early (adj.all) |
| similar | : | earlyish, |
| definition | : | being somewhat early (adj.all) |
| similar | : | premature, untimely, |
| definition | : | uncommonly early or before the expected time (adj.all) |
| similar | : | proterozoic, |
| definition | : | formed in the later of two divisions of the Precambrian era (adj.all) |
| similar | : | proto, |
| definition | : | indicating the first or earliest or original (adj.all) |
| similar | : | wee, |
| definition | : | very early (adj.all) |
| also | : | first, |
| definition | : | preceding all others in time or space or degree (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | timing, |
| definition | : | the time when something happens (noun.attribute) |
2. being or occurring at an early stage of development (adj.all)
| similar | : | archaic, primitive, |
| definition | : | little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type (adj.all) |
| similar | : | new, young, |
| definition | : | (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity (adj.all) |
| similar | : | crude, primitive, rude, |
| definition | : | belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness (adj.all) |
| similar | : | inchoate, incipient, |
| definition | : | only partly in existence; imperfectly formed (adj.all) |
| similar | : | precocious, |
| definition | : | appearing or developing early (adj.all) |
3. of an early stage in the development of a language or literature (adj.all)
| similar | : | old, |
| definition | : | of a very early stage in development (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | linguistics, |
| definition | : | the scientific study of language (noun.cognition) |
4. very young (adj.all)
| similar | : | immature, young, |
| definition | : | (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth (adj.all) |
5. belonging to the distant past (adj.all)
| similar | : | past, |
| definition | : | earlier than the present time; no longer current (adj.all) |
6. expected in the near future (adj.all)
| similar | : | future, |
| definition | : | yet to be or coming (adj.all) |
7. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time (adj.all)
| antonym | : | middle, |
| definition | : | between an earlier and a later period of time (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | late, |
| definition | : | being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | earliness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming early or earlier in time (noun.attribute) |
8. being or occurring at an early stage of development (adj.all)
| antonym | : | late, later, |
| definition | : | at or toward an end or late period or stage of development (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | earliness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming early or earlier in time (noun.attribute) |
9. of an early stage in the development of a language or literature (adj.all)
| antonym | : | middle, |
| definition | : | of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | late, |
| definition | : | of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | earliness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming early or earlier in time (noun.attribute) |
10. before the usual time or the time expected (adv.all)
11. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time (adj.all)
| antonym | : | middle, |
| definition | : | between an earlier and a later period of time (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | late, |
| definition | : | being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | earliness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming early or earlier in time (noun.attribute) |
12. being or occurring at an early stage of development (adj.all)
| antonym | : | late, later, |
| definition | : | at or toward an end or late period or stage of development (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | earliness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming early or earlier in time (noun.attribute) |
13. of an early stage in the development of a language or literature (adj.all)
| antonym | : | middle, |
| definition | : | of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | late, |
| definition | : | of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | earliness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming early or earlier in time (noun.attribute) |
14. before the usual time or the time expected (adv.all)
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