before
The word “before” has 2 syllables: be-fore
It's pronounced as /bɪˈfɔr/
What is synonym and antonym for before?
In the thesaurus, “before” has 55 synonyms and 10 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for before along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for before
- a priori
- afore
- aforetime
- against
- ahead
- ahead of
- already
- ante
- antecedent to
- antecedently
- anterior to
- anteriorly
- back
- 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
- preceding
- precendently
- preliminarily
- prematurely
- presently
- previous
- previous to
- previously
- prior to
- shortly
- since
- soon
- sooner
- till
- to
- until
- up to
- up to now
Antonyms for before
Meanings of before
- adverb
- At an earlier time.
- In advance.
- At the front end.
- preposition
- Earlier than (in time).
- In front of in space.
- In the presence of.
- Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
- In store for, in the future of (someone).
- In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
- At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.
- conjunction
- In advance of the time when.
- Rather or sooner than.
Example Sentences
- Please finish your homework before dinner.
- She had never seen snow before that trip.
- The meeting started a few minutes before noon.
- Think carefully before making your decision.
- They arrived at the station before the train departed.
On this page you'll find 65 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to before, such as: a priori, afore, aforetime, after, afterward, against, ahead.
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Related Words
earlier
above
- Beulah
- Elysium
- New Jerusalem
- Sion
- Valhalla
- Zion
- aforementioned
- aforesaid
- afterlife
- afterworld
- aloft
- antecedent
- anterior
- atop
- before
- beyond
- bliss
- elysian fields
- empyrean
- erstwhile
- exceeding
- foregoing
- forenamed
- former
- glory
- greater than
- happy hunting ground
- heaven
- hereafter
- high
- introductory
- kingdom come
- larger than
- nirvana
- on high
- on top of
- otherworld
- over
- overhead
- paradise
- precedent
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- promised land
- raised
- said
- sky
- skyward
- such
- superior
- superior to
- surpassing
- upon
- upward
- upwards
- whilom
yet
- additionally
- after all
- again
- all the same
- already
- also
- although
- anon
- anyhow
- as well
- as yet
- at last
- at length
- at long last
- at present
- at the same time
- at this time
- be that as it may
- before
- before long
- besides
- but
- by and by
- directly
- either
- even so
- even though
- eventually
- except
- excepting
- finally
- for all that
- for good measure
- formerly
- forthwith
- further
- furthermore
- heretofore
- hitherto
- howbeit
- however
- immediately
- imminently
- in addition
- in addition to
- in spite of that
- in the bargain
- in the end
- in the fullness of time
- in time
- into the bargain
- just the same
- likewise
- momentarily
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- moreover
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- notwithstanding
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- per contra
- presently
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- promptly
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- regardless
- right away
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- right off
- saving
- shortly
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- someday
- sometime
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- still
- still and all
- still further
- straightaway
- straightway
- then
- theretofore
- though
- thus far
- to boot
- to date
- too
- ultimately
- until now
- up to now
- withal
nearest
- abutting
- across the street
- adjacent
- adjoining
- affectionate
- after
- ahead
- alongside
- ambient
- ante
- antecedently
- approaching
- approximate
- around the corner
- at hand
- attached
- back-to-back
- before
- beforehand
- beside
- betwixt and between
- bordering
- borderline
- bosom
- bounding
- buddy-buddy
- central
- cherished
- chummy
- circumjacent
- close
- closest
- clubby
- comfy
- coming
- communicating
- confidential
- connected
- connecting
- consequent
- conterminous
- contiguous
- convenient
- coterminous
- cozy
- dear
- dearest
- direct
- embracing
- encircling
- enclosing
- encompassing
- ensuing
- equidistant
- faithful
- fast
- fencing
- firsthand
- flanking
- flush
- following
- fond
- forward
- fringing
- give or take a little
- gray
- grey
- halfway
- handy
- hard by
- immediate
- imminent
- impending
- in advance
- in spitting distance
- in the ball park
- in-between
- inclosing
- inmost
- inner
- innermost
- interconnecting
- intermediary
- intermediate
- joined
- joining
- juxtaposed
- later
- linked
- loving
- marginal
- medial
- median
- mediate
- medium
- meeting
- mellow
- mid
- middle
- midmost
- mix
- near
- near-at-hand
- nearby
- nearly
- neighboring
- next
- next-door
- nice
- nigh
- on the side
- peripheral
- precedently
- previous
- primary
- proximal
- proximate
- recent
- regular
- rimming
- roommate
- side-by-side
- skirting
- snug
- subsequent
- succeeding
- surrounding
- tangent
- tangential
- touching
- united
- verging
- warm
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
- out of
- over
- peculiar to
- pertaining to
- previous to
- prior to
- proceeding from
- referring to
- regarding
- related to
- respecting
- showing
- till
- to
- touching
- toward
- towards
- until
- up to
- with regard to
- with respect to