75 entries under adverb topic. ×

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closer
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before this(expression, then, before, once)
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eons ago(expression, then, before, once)
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foremost(adjective, advanced, first, forward)
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in former times(expression, idiom, then, before)
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in front(expression, adjective, idiom, back)
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in the lead(expression, adjective, idiom, advanced)
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lately(then, before, once, previously)
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leading(adjective, past, advanced, first)
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more rapidly(expression, idiom)
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nearer
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of old(expression, then, before, once)
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primarily
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radically(then, before, once, previously)
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some time ago(expression, idiom, late, then)
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used to be(expression, idiom, then, before)
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water under the bridge(expression, idiom, then, before)
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basically
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chiefly
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essentially
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APASmart Define. (2015). earlier thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/earlier/thesaurus/synonyms
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