45 Synonyms & Antonyms For BEFORE

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Definitions before [bih-fawr, -fohr] / bɪˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr / ADVERB earlier Synonyms STRONGEST ahead back previously since sooner WEAK afore aforetime ante antecedently anteriorly before present ere fore former formerly forward heretofore in advance in days of yore in front in the old days in the past past precendently previous up to now Antonyms WEAK after afterward behind later PREPOSITION earlier than Synonyms STRONGEST since WEAK ahead of ante antecedent to anterior to ere in advance of in front of preceding previous to prior to Antonyms WEAK after afterward behind later

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Thanks to a determined commitment from residents and officials, these communal sites are starting to return — in many cases better than before — revealing innovative thinking about the ways we can create and use community spaces.

From Los Angeles Times

Their rapport is no secret, given that the two spent years performing alongside one another on the Canadian sketch show “SCTV” before continuing their collaboration in Guest’s films, and later in “Schitt’s Creek.”

From Salon

But he said Mandelson misled him about the extent of his friendship with Epstein before he was appointed.

From BBC

Prosecutors say the smuggling operation began in the summer of 2025, before the ceasefire in October, when the fighting was still raging in the strip.

From BBC

But speaking in Abu Dhabi at an Enhanced Games training camp before its inaugural competition in Las Vegas in May, the former Olympian now says he is open to doing so.

From BBC

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above ago ahead ahead of ahead of time already beforehand beforehand beforetime beyond beyond earlier ere formerly fore forward heretofore no longer once once preceding preparatory previously prior to until

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