early
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
early morning
Related & opposite
- first also see
- middle antonym
- late antonym
- timing attribute
- earliness derivation
- primeval similar to
- advancea similar to
- archean similar to
- archeozoic similar to
- azoic similar to
- earlier similar to
- earlyish similar to
- untimely similar to
- previousp similar to
- proterozoic similar to
- protoa similar to
- wee similar to
Sense 2 adverb
during an early stage
early on in her career
Sense 3 adjective
being or occurring at an early stage of development
in an early stage
Related & opposite
Sense 4 adverb
before the usual time or the time expected
she graduated early
Related & opposite
- late antonym
Sense 5 adverb
in good time
he awoke betimes that morning
Sense 6 adjective
very young
at an early age
Related & opposite
- young similar to
Sense 7 adjective
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.
Related & opposite
- middle antonym
- late antonym
- earliness derivation
- linguistics domain topic
- Old similar to
Sense 8 adjective
expected in the near future
look for an early end to the negotiations
Related & opposite
- future similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | first |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | middle |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | late |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | timing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | earliness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | primeval |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | advancea |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | archean |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | archeozoic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | azoic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | earlier |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | earlyish |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | untimely |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | previousp |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | proterozoic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | protoa |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | wee |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | latera |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | earliness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | primitive |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | young |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | primitive |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | embryotic |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | incipient |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | precocious |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | late |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | young |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | middle |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | late |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | earliness |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | linguistics |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | Old |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | future |