earlier
Meanings
- (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early;
- "a fashion popular in earlier times"
- "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"
- 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;
- belonging to the distant past;
- very young;
- of an early stage in the development of a language or literature;
- expected in the near future;
- earlier in time; previously;
- "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"
- "her parents had died four years earlier"
- "I mentioned that problem earlier"
- comparatives of `soon' or `early';
- "came earlier than I expected"
- before now;
- EARLIER comparative of early
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
earlier is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordearlier is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
earlier is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
earlier is a valid Words With Friends word