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early
adjective as in in the beginning
Weak matches
a bit previous, aboriginal, ancient, antecedent, antediluvian, antiquated, brand-new, budding, early bird, original, preceding, premier, prevenient, primal, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, prior, pristine, proleptical, raw, undeveloped, young
adjective as in in the early part of the morning
Strongest matches
daybreak, early morning, first blush, first flush of morning, first light
Weak match
adjective as in sooner than expected
Strongest matches
beforehand, briefly, directly, immediately, prematurely, previous, promptly, quick, shortly, soon, too soon, unexpectedly
Strong match
Weak matches
a bit previous, ahead of time, anon, bright and early, early bird, ere long, far ahead, in advance, in good time, in the bud, in time, on short notice, on the dot, oversoon, pronto, proximately
adverb as in sooner than expected
Strongest matches
Weak matches
advanced, ahead of time, anticipative, anticipatory, before the appointed time, direct, immature, on short notice, on the dot, overearly, oversoon, preceding, precipitant, precocious, preexistent, premature, prompt, pronto, punctual, seasonable, speedy, unanticipated, unexpected, untimely, with time to spare
adverb as in immediately
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Weak matches
at once, freshly, in a jiffy, in an instant, in no time, instantaneously, instantly, newly, presto, primitively, seasonably, straightaway, summarily, thereon, thereupon, without delay
Example Sentences
The prognosis was less positive for senior Eli Sanders, who was third on USC’s offense in all-purpose yards when he left Saturday’s win early in the first quarter with a knee injury.
In the game’s early days, there were no arguments with officials — largely because there were no officials.
The July deal followed an earlier, separate peace agreement between the Congolese and Rwandan governments signed in Washington.
The trial is expected to last two days, with the court possibly giving a verdict as early as Wednesday, according to a spokeswoman.
Opposition parliamentarian Marc Ravalomanana told reporters earlier Tuesday that the National Assembly had called an extraordinary session to "note the absence of power in Madagascar".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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