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early

Letters that make early

a, e, l, r, y are letters that make 'early'

Words within early

ear, earl, ar, Ea, AR, Ar are words within 'early'

Anagrams of early

relay, layer are anagrams of 'early'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of early

pearly, yearly, nearly, dearly are words created by adding a letter to 'early'

early is a 5 letter word starting with e
early is a 5 letter word ending with y

8 possible definitions for 'early'

Early as "very young"

Under this definition, early is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to early

immature, young are similar to 'early'.

Example of early used within this context

"at an early age"

Early as "expected in the near future"

Under this definition, early is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to early

future is similar to early.

Example of early used within this context

"look for an early end to the negotiations"

Early as "during an early stage"

Under this definition, early is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

early on has the same meaning as early

Example of early used within this context

"early on in her career"

Early as "in good time"

Under this definition, early is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

betimes has the same meaning as early

Early as "before the usual time or the time expected"

Under this definition, early is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ahead of time, too soon have the same meaning as 'early'

Antonyms

late, belatedly, tardily have the opposite meaning of 'early'

Example of early used within this context

"she graduated early", "the house was completed ahead of time"

Early as "being or occurring at an early stage of development"

Under this definition, early is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

later(a), late have the opposite meaning of 'early'

Derivatives of early

earliness is a derivative of early.

Similar to early

rude, crude, new, archaic, primitive, primitive, young, embryonic, embryotic, incipient, inchoate, precocious are similar to 'early'.

Example of early used within this context

"in an early stage", "early forms of life", "early man", "an early computer"

Early as "of an early stage in the development of a language or literature"

Under this definition, early is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

middle, late have the opposite meaning of 'early'

early as a category

'early' can be a category of linguistics.

Derivatives of early

earliness is a derivative of early.

Similar to early

Old is similar to early.

Example of early used within this context

"the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C.", "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"

Early as "at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time"

Under this definition, early is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

late, middle have the opposite meaning of 'early'

Attributes of early

timing is an attribute of early.

Derivatives of early

earliness is a derivative of early.

Similar to early

earliest, advance(a), aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial, beforehand(p), archean, archaean, archeozoic, archaeozoic, azoic, earlier, earlyish, premature, premature, untimely, previous(p), proterozoic, proto(a), wee are similar to 'early'.

Example of early used within this context

"early morning", "an early warning", "early diagnosis", "an early death", "took early retirement", "an early spring", "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"