Before

Antonyms for before:

afterward.

Synonyms for before:

Sense 1

one time, near, Beforetime, throughout, there, across, then, Aforetime, Since, Pre-, first-ever, immemorial, pre-existing, given, on or before, Ere, preferably, further, here, barely, Whenever, previous, first-time, along, between, far, bygone, beyond, heretofore, preemptive, till, hither, apart, off, prerevolutionary, premarital, latter, where, ahead of, wherever, This.

Sense 2

on, out, formerly, Until, yet, down, preliminary, prior, within, already, erstwhile, backward, only, up, inside, sometime, through, former, up to, in, past, above, over.

Sense 3

last, once, early, first, when.

Sense 4

Toward, primary.

Sense 5

around, all.

Sense 6

about.

Sense 7

by.

Sense 8

back.

ahead of time

advance.

gone

ago.

long ago

previously.

recently

yesterday.

until now

hitherto.

early (adjective)

beforehand.

preceding (adjective)

preliminary, one time.

all (adverb)

earlier.

earlier (adverb)

back, anteriorly, Afore, ahead, forward, Since, sooner, antecedently, past, former, Ere, in front, formerly, in advance, Aforetime, previously, heretofore, previous.

Sense 2 (noun)

early, first, barely, previous, prior, advance.

Sense 3 (noun)

once, past, formerly, Beforetime, erstwhile, previously, already, Aforetime.

Sense 5 (noun)

Until, Whenever, then, This, last, sometime, when, all, here.

before (noun)

earlier, ahead, in front.

in time (noun)

formerly, Since, heretofore, back, ago, already, previously.

previous time (noun)

foregoing, antecedence, preceding, priority.

earlier than (preposition)

ahead of, preceding.

Usage examples for before:

• Yes, but before she came here. - "The Diamond Pin", Carolyn Wells.
• Why, I've known all along you'd be going back before long. - "The Settling of the Sage", Hal G. Evarts.
• There was doubt before, but now there was no doubt. - "Miss Mackenzie", Anthony Trollope.