Before Synonyms and Antonyms

bĭ-fôr
At a time in the past
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. already
  2. earlier
  3. erstwhile
  4. formerly
  5. once
  6. previously
  7. aforetime
  8. beforetime
Up to this time
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. earlier
  2. antecedent
  3. heretofore
  4. antenatal
  5. anterior
  6. awaiting
  7. ahead
  8. confronting
  9. previously
  10. precedent
  11. preceding
  12. preliminary
  13. premundane
  14. yet
  15. prenatal
  16. prehistorically
  17. preparatory
  18. prevenient
  19. previous
  20. in-front
Antonyms:
  1. after
  2. later
  3. afterward
  4. behind
In space
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ahead
  2. in-advance
  3. in-front
  4. advanced
Until then
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. beforehand
  2. earlier
Earlier than
(Preposition)
Synonyms:
  1. ere
  2. prior-to
  3. previous to
  4. in-front-of
  5. ahead-of
  6. antecedent
  7. antenatal
  8. anterior
  9. awaiting
  10. in the presence of
  11. confronting
  12. precedent
  13. preceding
  14. in the sight of
  15. preliminary
  16. premundane
  17. prenatal
  18. earlier than
  19. preparatory
  20. prevenient
  21. previous
  22. anterior to
  23. afore
  24. ahead
  25. already
  26. under jurisdiction of
  27. back
  28. earlier
  29. facing
  30. antecedent to
  31. first
  32. former
  33. forward
  34. front
  35. heretofore
  36. hitherto
  37. past
  38. previously
  39. prior
  40. rather
  41. sooner
  42. till
  43. vanward
Antonyms:
  1. behind
  2. after
  3. following
  4. afterward
  5. at the rear of
  6. later
In time
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. previously
  2. earlier
  3. in-the-past
  4. since
  5. already
  6. gone-by
  7. ago
  8. in old days
  9. heretofore
  10. formerly
  11. anteriorly
  12. antecedently
  13. in days of yore
  14. back
  15. sooner
  16. up to now
  17. ahead
  18. in-front
  19. in-advance
  20. beforehand
  21. afore
  22. ere
  23. facing
  24. bp
  25. before the present
Antonyms:
  1. in-the-future
  2. to-come
  3. now
Synonyms:
(Verb)
  1. foreshadow
  2. portend
  3. presage

Words Related to Before

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. precede
  2. when
  3. until
  4. after that
  5. after which
  6. then
  7. afterwards
  8. only-once
  9. in-advance-of
  10. again
  11. finally

Before Sentence Examples

  • Let's go do the chores one last time before we leave.

  • Night came on before he had finished it.

  • She rinsed the pot again before responding.

  • She now saw his face before her.

  • If I remember rightly, we were sixty-six years old the day before yesterday.

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