Đồng nghĩa của before

Đồng nghĩa: earlier, formerly, in advance, previously, prior,

Trái nghĩa: after, behind,

earlier previously formerly beforehand heretofore hitherto afore ahead already antecedently anteriorly once preliminarily sooner aforetime former precedently up to now at one time ere fore in advance in the past since up to then a while ago back when before now before present before then until now until then in days gone by in old days way back when in days of yore long ago ago back back in the day once upon a time in times gone by before the present ahead of time in the olden days in readiness earlier on in times past in former times ages ago in bygone days in the old days in years gone by time was when agone gone syne early time was of yore before this in the good old days erstwhile so far then of old back then at one point at an earlier time in earlier times some time ago one time before a while back from way back in time gone by ante previous forward theretofore yet in those days prior to this onetime thus far anciently in anticipation away back eons ago one time previously on one occasion years ago in olden times in antiquity on a former occasion since God knows when last time in yesteryear in days of old in auld lang syne in times bygone in times of yore now beforetime at that instant prematurely inopportunely precociously unseasonably advanced precocious sometime timely erst whilom up to this time one time in one case but once by that time further back by then too soon earlier than required earlier than expected in good time by the time in my day from year one near nearest above by the time mentioned up till now prior to now prior to the present time at one stage prior to this time with time to spare as yet to date till now up until now till then up until then lately as was erewhile radically olden days used to be down memory lane water under the bridge

ahead in advance in front in the lead earlier previously anteriorly afore beforehand already preliminarily antecedently formerly onwards advanced precedently fore previous at the head progressing foremost ante to the fore precedent preceding advancing at the fore in the van at the head of the queue at an advantage in the foreground in the vanguard leading coming first up front winning first out in front up ahead at twelve o'clock

previous to prior to earlier than to afore anterior to by ere fore 'fore of preceding preliminary to preparatory to since ahead of in anticipation of in expectation of in preparation for antecedent to leading up to no later than on the eve of to the fore of in front of in advance of sooner than till until up to ante- pre- not later than previous at in good time for

before the eyes of in the sight of under the nose of before the very eyes of in front of in the presence of watched by with in the company of

over above rather than in preference to instead of over and above sooner than in place of as opposed to in lieu of more than in favour of against versus as against in favor of contrasted with to a greater degree than as an alternative to as a replacement for in contrast with as a substitute for as contrasted with upon beyond greater than higher than set against in exchange for as an alternative for

afore fore 'fore facing ahead of of ere beyond in advance of up ahead of in front of toward the front of at the head of up in front of

until till pre- ante- up till up to up until prior to earlier than previous to before the coming of in advance of while waiting for up till then

pending awaiting till until waiting for until there are until there is up to up until through up till until such time as up to the time that as late as up to the time of while waiting for through to up to the time to down to up to and including reaching extending to stopping at ending with to the extent of as far as

facing fronting opposite overlooking across from in front of face to face with vis-à-vis eyeball to eyeball with preceding ahead of

instead of rather than sooner than afore more willingly than

lest in case just in case for fear that so as not to to prevent in order to avoid in order to prevent to avoid the risk of whether or not in the event whether or no if

until till ante- pending pre- unless earlier than previous to prior to in advance of until such time as up to the time of up to the time that up till up until up to

pre-

preparatory introductory prefatory preliminary preparative basic elementary opening primary precursory beginning initial prelim prelusive prior foundation fundamental inductive initiatory precautionary prep previous rudimentary prior to in advance of in anticipation of preceding first early antecedent starting anterior precursive trial pilot exploratory test elemental inaugural preludial original lead-in prodromal proemial foremost incipient prelusory prodromic leading commencing earliest advance maiden readying preparing primal provisional forward prefatorial prolegomenous prolegomenal preambular preambulatory explorative foregoing essential rudimental basal exordial underlying earlier experimental former initiative premier abecedarian meat-and-potatoes prevenient precedent foundational headmost pioneer past preexistent erstwhile qualifying premonitory warning explanatory simple entry-level embryonic inceptive inchoate fledgling expeditionary vanguard virgin prime leadoff germinal nascent above investigative tentative fact-finding aforementioned infant young premature above-named above-mentioned at the fore sent ahead in the forefront sent on ahead in the lead in front supra above-stated aforesaid ahead of forerunning other lead aforeknown heretofore pioneering one time head front preexisting bog-standard radical ahead pre-existing primitive substratal uncomplex simplest ABCs plain simplified simplex primo clear pre-existent duck soup child's play meat and potatoes primordial primeval primaeval pristine aboriginal budding native archetypal developing prototype autochthonous indigenous ancient emergent prototypal emerging autochthonic new aborning necessary dawning growing old principal key easy chief central cardinal domestic endemic born underived local capital paramount master important number one numero uno major unprecedented launching dedicatory raw basilar lowest undeveloped first-time first-gen first-edition first-ever brand-new immediate nuts-and-bolts uncompleted larval prehistoric immature newborn firsthand direct advanced originating avant-garde unmediated base burgeoning prototypical unfledged up-and-coming unindustrialized evolving beforehand impending underivative virginal first-generation first-hand embryonal unmarried pure intact start just beginning proving unwed chaste undefiled developmental sample model in advance in an early stage in its infancy ahead of time untapped unused unbroached maidenly fresh untried speculative home-grown congenital unacquired ethnic chthonic connate homegrown inherited vital facile straightforward uncomplicated intrinsic indispensable root organic structural supreme top constitutional ingrained inherent crucial best integral profound pivotal critical highest main greatest requisite ultimate significant bottom-line deep supporting sustaining constitutive deep-seated substrative axiomatic grass-roots theoretical bottom axiological groundlaying top-level first-rate top-tier elite pre-eminent notable preeminent commanding overbearing outstanding arch sovereign sovran grand big dominant noteworthy great presiding high supereminent overriding predominant overmastering ranking A-number-1 top-notch number-one A-1 hotdog heavyweight heavy champion of note hotshot at the leading edge heavy stuff at the cutting edge hot stuff most important most prominent most skilled most influential most illustrious

preceding foregoing former previous earlier prior above antecedent anterior aforementioned precedent above-mentioned above-named precursory above-stated past precursive prevenient supra aforesaid aforeknown erstwhile forerunning forward front head heretofore introductory lead leading other pioneer pioneering preexistent prefatory preliminary preparatory prodromal ahead of one time advance initial preexisting ahead pre-existing pre-existent late old sometime previously mentioned one-time quondam whilom last once ex- onetime bygone recent latter as was earlier mentioned formerly mentioned said forenamed same aforenamed selfsame ci-devant retired historical previously described gone-by way back latest beginning defunct aforestated very previously stated just mentioned then ex very same established identical one and the same departed delayed overdue elapsed first mentioned back out of date abovesaid abovementioned mentioned early ancient older long-ago olden said earlier prior mentioned mentioned earlier bypast latter-day spoken of earlier ages ago behind one back when ancient history way back when in the olden days in the good old days down memory lane most recent

in front of facing

before a … is up before all else before anything else before birth before dawn before deductions be forced to contend with be forced to be forced befools befooling be fooled by