Earlier and Recently

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Earlier

Earlier adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
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Recently is an antonym for earlier.

Recently

Recently adverb - Not long ago.
Usage example: have you seen her recently?
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Earlier is an antonym for recently.
Nearby Word: recent
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  • Fish-Eye Lens Appears in Marble Hornets as the chestcam Jay and more recently/earlier on (as the 'recent' footage is actually supposed to be from old tapes around 7 months ago), Alex wears.
    Source: Fish-Eye Lens
  • He's also able to remember that the fractal images he had seen eight years earlier were similar to one that Mozzie had recently decoded, but none of them were exact.
    Source: Photographic Memory
  • Comic Strip / Hi and Lois Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Played Straight with the titular couple in earlier years, being downplayed more recently.
    Source: Comic Strip / Hi and Lois
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Recently and Earlier. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/earlier/recently
Earlier & Recently. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/earlier/recently>.
Recently or Earlier. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/earlier/recently.

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