Early and First

Early adjective - At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time.

First is a synonym for early in initial topic. In some cases you can use "First" instead the word "Early" as an adjective or an adverb or a noun, when it comes to topics like start, immediately, primitive. popular alternative

First adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.

Early is a synonym for first in start topic. You can use "Early" instead an adjective "First", if it concerns topics such as earliest in order. popular alternative

Nearby Word: firstly