ALREADY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

already

adverb

ȯl-ˈre-dē

Definition of already

as in earlier

so as to precede something in order of time when we got back to the house, the movers had already left

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Recent Examples of already If an offer is accepted, then the primary shopper can proceed with the purchase with the next transaction already arranged. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 But officials had already penciled in another rate hike later this year, which economists mostly expect to occur in December. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Things already had been tough internally amid the engagement challenges hurting Netflix’s stock as high-profile series had not performed to expectations and most returning shows have seen viewership declines season-to-season over the past year. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 And if things weren’t already bad enough for Los Angeles, facing Andy Reid coming off a bye is about the last thing any team wants. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for already

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Adverb

But Mitchell forged ahead, achieving the vision that ballet is for everyone.

— Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Gomez's goal put Brighton 2-0 ahead against its biggest rival — and the team went 3-0 up three minutes later before running out a 5-0 winner.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of ahead

Adverb

In late December, Koop, Page’s family office, was converted out of California and incorporated in Delaware, Fortune’s Sasha Rogelberg previously reported.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Testing autonomy at sea The three-and-a-half-hour exercise used a modified 368-ton unmanned surface vessel previously operated by the US Navy.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of previously

Adverb

The latest demonstrations, held Saturday, encouraged Americans to vote early in the upcoming midterm elections.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Some began working for Union Pacific as early as the 1950s, in jobs that included track maintenance, signal maintenance, conducting and engineering.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of early

Adverb

But the tireless churn of his storytelling, picking up and depositing little clues of what came before, is the mark of an auteur who has barely scratched the surface of his prowess.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
In fact, researchers have never seen 99 percent of the viruses discovered there before.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of before

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