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Synonyms for be forehand
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : bih-fawr-hand, -fohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈfɔrˌhænd, -ˈfoʊr- |
Top 10 synonyms for be forehand Other synonyms for the word be forehand
- a bit previous
- a while ago
- advanced
- advancing
- aggressive
- ahead
- ahead of time
- alee
- already
- anon
- ante
- antecedently
- anticipative
- anticipatory
- at an advantage
- at one time
- at the head
- at the outset
- away back
- back
- back when
- before
- before all else
- before appointed time
- before long
- before now
- beforehand
- betimes
- bold
- brassy
- bright and early
- cheeky
- developed
- direct
- early
- early bird
- ere long
- erstwhile
- far ahead
- first
- flip
- flippant
- fore
- foremost
- forth
- forward
- forwards
- fresh
- immature
- immediately
- in advance
- in anticipation
- in days gone by
- in front
- in good time
- in the bud
- in the first place
- in the forefront
- in the foreground
- in the lead
- in the past
- in time
- initially
- intelligent
- into prominence
- into view
- leading
- long ago
- matinal
- mature
- near
- nearest
- nervy
- on
- on short notice
- on the dot
- once
- one-shot
- onward
- onwards
- originally
- out
- overearly
- oversoon
- precedent
- precedently
- preceding
- precipitant
- precocious
- preexistent
- premature
- prematurely
- presently
- presumptuous
- previous
- previously
- prior
- progressing
- prompt
- promptly
- pronto
- proximately
- punctual
- pushy
- quick
- sassy
- seasonable
- shortly
- smart-alecky
- soon
- sooner
- speedy
- then
- time was
- to begin with
- to start with
- to the fore
- too soon
- unanticipated
- unexpected
- unexpectedly
- until now
- untimely
- vanward
- with time to spare
Définition of be forehand
Origin :- also before-hand, early 13c., from before + hand, which here is of uncertain signification, unless the original notion is payment in advance or something done before another's hand does it. Hyphenated from 18c., one word from 19c.
- As in precocious : adj exceptionally smart, ahead of age in understanding
- As in beforehand : adj early
- As in advance : adj ahead in position or time
- As in early : adj sooner than expected
- As in previously : adv earlier
- As in ahead of time : adv before an event
- As in ahead : adv in front or advance of
- As in early : adv sooner than expected
- As in first : adv at the beginning
- As in fore : adv in the front
- As in forward : adv toward the front in order, time
Antonyms for be forehand
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