earlier
Definitions
Adjective
- At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
- Being or occurring at an early stage of development
- Of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
Adverb
- Earlier in time; previously
- Comparatives of `soon' or `early'
- Before now
Fragment
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Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "earlier".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | earlier | 3 | 146 |
| 2 | earlier's | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | yearearlier | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "earlier".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "earlier".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | earliest | 3 | 22 |
| 2 | tearle | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | earlie | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | earlier's | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | parlier | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | earline | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | earle | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | arlie | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | pearline | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | heartier | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | espalier | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | deadlier | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | charlier | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | carliner | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | berliner | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | airliner | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | yearearlier | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | wearer | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | searle | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | sealer | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "earlier" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | earlier marxists | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | earlier inefficient | 4 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "earlier" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "earlier" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 7
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 2
Words that Precede: 8
Statistically Associated: 12
Consonant Matches: 4
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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