Early
Early adjective - Relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period.
Little
Little adjective - Having relatively little height.
Early and little are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Early" instead an adjective "Little".
Nearby Word: littleness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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This occurs as early as the second episode, where she discovered that she wasn't supposed to prevent a firefighter's death, but instead help him save a little girl who died in the original timeline.
Source: Series / Tru Calling -
Early Game Hell: While the game is more forgiving than the original Baldur's Gate, Act I can be more than a little tough for new players.
Source: Video Game / Pillars of Eternity - Early poops were little more than stuttering the video, reversing, speeding up, or slowing down a segment, or splicing in a meme such as "lotsa spaghetti" mid-sentence.
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Little and Early. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/early/little
Early & Little. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/early/little>.
Little or Early. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/early/little.
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