Synonyms for already
ɔlˈrɛd ial·ready

Princeton's WordNet

1. alreadyadverb

   prior to a specified or implied time

   "she has already graduated"

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1. alreadyadjective

   Synonyms:
   even now

2. alreadyadjective

   Synonyms:
   before that time

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1. List of paraphrases for "already":

   oj, longer, previously, juba, ever, jo, now, because, actually, earlier, ya, unfortunately, since, as, even, back, indeed, originally, leaves, currently

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1. John McGeehan:

   We've made an improved version of the enzyme better than the natural one already, that's really exciting because that means that there's potential to optimize the enzyme even further.

2. Danielle Filson:

   In order to meet the New York State mandate of 180 in session school days, rather than cut into spring break, religious observances, or the already short and much-needed summer, we will pivot to remote learning days during rare instances when schools close due to inclement weather, we are sad for a year without snow days.

3. Retno Marsudi:

   The world has yet to recover from the pandemic, but we are already confronted with another crisis: the war in Ukraine, the ripple effects are being felt globally on food, on energy and physical space.

4. Peter James:

   We were surprised to see that there was a 12 percent lower rate of mortality, we know already that vegetation can help mitigate the effect of climate change. Our study suggests the potential co-benefit for health.

5. Justin Broomhall/James Elliott:

   It looked like an alligator tried to take a chunk out of his tail, he was already missing a couple of little fingers.