All before synonyms
be·fore
B b adv before
- earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- ahead — Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
- since — from then till now (often preceded by ever): He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- sooner — a native or inhabitant of Oklahoma (the Sooner State, ) (used as a nickname).
- ante — the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
- fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- former — preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a former stage in the proceedings.
- formerly — in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
- forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- gone — past participle of go1 .
- heretofore — before this time; until now.
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- afore — before
- aforetime — formerly
- antecedently — in an antecedent manner
- anteriorly — in an anterior position
- in advance — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- in front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
prep before
- preceding — that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
- in front of — the foremost part or surface of anything.