Earlier and Nowadays

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Earlier adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.

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Nowadays and earlier are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nowadays" instead an adverb "Earlier".

Nowadays adverb - At the present time.

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Earlier and nowadays are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Earlier" instead an adverb "Nowadays".

Nearby Word: nowaday

It depends on the writer, though the show seems to cheat more nowadays than they did in earlier seasons.

Source: Fair-Play Whodunnit
While in his earlier career days, he didn't do it as much, nowadays each and every single film of his has a shirtless scene.

Source: Creator / Salman Khan
Butters' earlier behavior is almost completely unrecognizable to his behavior nowadays.

Source: Characterization Marches On / Western Animation

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Nowadays and Earlier. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/earlier/nowadays

Earlier & Nowadays. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/earlier/nowadays>.

Nowadays or Earlier. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/earlier/nowadays.

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