Synonyms of early

Adjective

1. early (vs. middle) (vs. late), aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial, advance(prenominal), beforehand(predicate), archean, archaean, archeozoic, archaeozoic, azoic, earlier, earliest, earlyish, premature, untimely, previous(predicate), premature, proterozoic, proto(prenominal), wee, first

usage: 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"

2. early (vs. late), archaic, primitive, new, young, crude, primitive, rude, embryonic, embryotic, incipient, inchoate, precocious

usage: being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"

3. early(prenominal), former(prenominal), other(prenominal), past (vs. present) (vs. future)

usage: belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"

4. early, young (vs. old), immature

usage: very young; "at an early age"

5. early (vs. middle) (vs. late), Old

usage: 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"

6. early, future (vs. past) (vs. present)

usage: expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"

Adverb

1. early on, early

usage: during an early stage; "early on in her career"

2. early, ahead of time, too soon

usage: before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"

3. early, betimes

usage: in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"

Definition and meaning of early (Dictionary)