late
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
late evening
Related & opposite
- early antonym
- middle antonym
- timing attribute
- lateness derivation
- ripe similar to
- after-hours similar to
- latish similar to
- posthumous similar to
Sense 2 adverb
later than usual or than expected
the train arrived late
Related & opposite
- ahead of time antonym
- belated derived from
Sense 3 adjective
after the expected or usual time; delayed
a belated birthday card
Related & opposite
- lateness derivation
- tardiness derivation
- unpunctual similar to
Sense 4 adverb
to an advanced time
deep into the night
Sense 5 adverb
at an advanced age or stage
she married late
Sense 6 adverb
in the recent past
he was in Paris recently
Related & opposite
- latea derived from
Sense 7 adjective
of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
Late Greek
Related & opposite
Sense 8 adjective
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
the late phase of feudalism
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | early |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | middle |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | timing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lateness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | ripe |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | after-hours |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | latish |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | posthumous |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | ahead of time |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | belated |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lateness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tardiness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unpunctual |
| 6 | derived from | Related & opposite | latea |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | early |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | middle |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | lateness |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | linguistics |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | Modern |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | New |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | early |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | lateness |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | advanceda |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | tardive |