afore

The word “afore” has 2 syllables: a-fore

It's pronounced as /əˈfɔːr/


What is synonym and antonym for afore?

In the thesaurus, “afore” has 52 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for afore along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for afore

  • a priori
  • aforetime
  • against
  • ahead
  • ahead of
  • already
  • ante
  • antecedently
  • anteriorly
  • back
  • before
  • before long
  • before present
  • beforehand
  • earlier
  • early
  • ere
  • erelong
  • first
  • first off
  • fore
  • former
  • formerly
  • forward
  • heretofore
  • in advance
  • in advance of
  • in days of yore
  • in front
  • in front of
  • in the old days
  • in the past
  • now
  • of
  • past
  • precendently
  • preliminarily
  • prematurely
  • presently
  • previous
  • previous to
  • previously
  • prior to
  • shortly
  • since
  • soon
  • sooner
  • till
  • to
  • until
  • up to
  • up to now

Antonyms for afore

Meanings of afore

  • adverb
    1. Before.
    2. In the fore part of a ship.
  • preposition
    1. Before; in advance of the time of.
    2. Before; situated geographically or metaphorically in front of.
  • conjunction
    1. In advance of the time when; before.

Example Sentences

  • The knight stood proudly afore the king during the ceremony.
  • She had never seen such beauty afore that evening.
  • The travelers rested afore continuing their long journey.
  • The ancient poem used the word afore to mean before.
  • He bowed respectfully afore entering the grand hall.

On this page you'll find 62 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to afore, such as: a priori, aforetime, after, afterward, against, ahead, ahead of.

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Related Words

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  • a priori
  • afore
  • ahead
  • already
  • antecedently
  • anteriorly
  • before
  • before long
  • before now
  • beforehand
  • early
  • erelong
  • first
  • first off
  • former
  • formerly
  • in advance
  • now
  • past
  • preceding
  • preliminarily
  • prematurely
  • presently
  • previous
  • previously
  • prior
  • shortly
  • soon

of

  • about
  • afore
  • ahead of
  • appertaining to
  • appropriate to
  • apropos
  • apropos of
  • as concerns
  • as far as
  • as for
  • as regards
  • as respects
  • as to
  • attributed to
  • away from
  • based on
  • before
  • belonging to
  • characterized by
  • coming from
  • concerning
  • connected with
  • consisting of
  • containing
  • epithetical
  • ere
  • fore
  • from
  • going from
  • in advance of
  • in reference to
  • in regard to
  • in respect to
  • in view of
  • like
  • made from
  • on
  • out from
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  • over
  • peculiar to
  • pertaining to
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  • proceeding from
  • referring to
  • regarding
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  • respecting
  • showing
  • till
  • to
  • touching
  • toward
  • towards
  • until
  • up to
  • with regard to
  • with respect to

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