Analysis Complete

early

/ early /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
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 tomat"
Similar:
aboriginal primal primeval primaeval primordial advance(a) beforehand(p) archean
Opposites:
middle late
See also:
first
adjective Sense 2
being or occurring at an early stage of development
"in an early stage"
"early forms of life"
"early man"
"an early computer"
Similar:
archaic primitive new young crude rude embryonic embryotic
Opposites:
late later(a)
adjective Sense 3
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"
Similar:
Old
Opposites:
middle late
Domain:
linguistics
adjective satellite Sense 4
very young
"at an early age"
Similar:
young immature
adjective satellite Sense 5
expected in the near future
"look for an early end to the negotiations"
Similar:
future
adverb Sense 6
before the usual time or the time expected
"she graduated early"
"the house was completed ahead of time"
Opposites:
late belatedly tardily
adverb Sense 7
in good time
"he awoke betimes that morning"
adverb Sense 8
during an early stage
"early on in her career"
Semantic Complexity
91%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
20
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

aboriginal primal primeval primaeval primordial advance(a) beforehand(p) archean middle late archaic primitive