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EARLIEST Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word earliest. (exact relations)
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first
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
adjective

• preceding all others in time or space or degree

• highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections

noun

• the first or highest in an ordering or series

• the first element in a countable series

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

• an honours degree of the highest class

• the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

adverb

• before anything else

• the initial time

• before another in time, space, or importance

• prominently forward

adjective satellite

• serving to begin

• ranking above all others

• serving to set in motion

beginning
nounn
noun

• the event consisting of the start of something

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• the first part or section of something

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• the act of starting something

adjective satellite

• serving to begin

inaugural
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction

noun

• an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)

• the ceremonial induction into a position

adjective satellite

• serving to set in motion

initial
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)

adjective satellite

• occurring at the beginning

verb

• mark with one's initials

introductory
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• serving to open or begin

• serving as a base or starting point

• serving as an introduction or preface

maiden
nounn
noun

• an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

• (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored

adjective satellite

• serving to set in motion

original
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

noun

• an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

• something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

adjective satellite

• preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

• (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary

• not derived or copied or translated from something else

primary
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary

noun

• a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

• one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

• (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

• coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit

adjective satellite

• not derived from or reducible to something else; basic

• most important element

• of or being the essential or basic part

starting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

adjective satellite

• (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

• appropriate to the beginning or start of an event

betimes
adverbadv
adverb

• in good time

former
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

noun

• the first of two or the first mentioned of two

adjective satellite

• belonging to some prior time

• (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

• belonging to the distant past

other
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; quantifier, other

adjective satellite

• recently past

• belonging to the distant past

• very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected

premature
adjectiveadj
adjective

• born after a gestation period of less than the normal time

adjective satellite

• too soon or too hasty

• uncommonly early or before the expected time

prematurely
adverbadv
adverb

• (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation

• too soon; in a premature manner

ahead of time
adverb

• before the usual time or the time expected

early on
adverbadv
adverb

• during an early stage

too soon
adverbadv
adverb

• before the usual time or the time expected

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