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Synonyms and Antonyms of before
so as to precede something in order of time their arrival was completely expected because a messenger had gone before Synonyms of before afore [chiefly dialect], already, antecedently, anteriorly, ahead, beforehand, earlier, formerly, preliminarily, previouslyWords Related to before a priori, early, prematurely; first, first off, now; before long, erelong [archaic], presently, shortly, soonNear Antonyms of before behind, by and by, next, subsequentlyAntonyms of before after, afterward (or afterwards), later
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Synonyms and Antonyms of before
1 earlier than since I'm a faster runner, I got there before him Synonyms of before afore [chiefly dialect], ahead of, ere, fore (also 'fore) [chiefly dialect], of, previous to, prior to, to Words Related to before till, until, up to Phrases in advance of Near Antonyms of before next, next to, since Antonyms of before after, following
2 preceding in space the children always insisted on running before their parents Synonyms of before afore [chiefly dialect], ahead of, fore (also 'fore) [chiefly dialect] Words Related to before against Phrases in advance of, in front of Antonyms of before after, following
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