Synonyms for beforehand
bɪˈfɔrˌhænd, -ˈfoʊr-be·fore·hand

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1. beforehandadverb

   Synonyms:
   in advance

   Antonyms:
   afterwards

2. beforehandadverb

   In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.

   Rich and much beforehand. Francis Bacon.

   Synonyms:
   in advance

   Antonyms:
   afterwards

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1. advance(a), beforehand(p)adverb

   being ahead of time or need

   "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report"

   Antonyms:
   late, middle

2. ahead, in advance, beforehandadverb

   ahead of time; in anticipation

   "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"

   Synonyms:
   forwards, in front, ahead, in advance, forrader, onwards, onward, in the lead, before, forward, out front

   Antonyms:
   middle, late

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1. at the outset

   at or from the beginning

   Submitted by anonymous on April 8, 2020  

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1. beforehandadjective

   Synonyms:
   previously, in anticipation, in advance

2. beforehandadjective

   Synonyms:
   forehanded, in comfortable circumstances (as respects property), well off, well to do

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1. List of paraphrases for "beforehand":

   previously, prior, before, earlier

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1. Ryan Goodman:

   The Trump administration has dropped any reference to the idea that Iranian General Qasem Soleimani posed an imminent threat. That spells danger for the future. It means that one person alone in the Oval Office can take the nation to war with Iran even if time would easily allow going to Congress beforehand.

2. Citizens United:

   This email chain provides a rare behind the scenes look at which Benghazi-related issues the Clinton camp had concerns about going into Secretary Clinton’s January 2013 testimony on Capitol Hill, and what they had apparently plotted out beforehand with a Democrat committee member to deal with those concerns, citizens United will continue to release all new Benghazi emails we receive through our FOIA lawsuits as they come in -- the American people have a right to know the full picture.

3. Seagal Hagege:

   Beforehand, they didn't have a chance to just be present at home. Every day after school we were running to music, running to gymnastics, and then we would get home, do homework and go to bed, now we have a chance to get stupid and take a break together. They've really stepped up, and they are shining.

4. George Eliot:

   Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

5. Dimitri Augustidis:

   The tickets to go to Greece this weekend are really expensive, it isn't because of the season, it's because of the elections. For the (general) elections in January, I went back to vote and paid 100 pound)to go two days beforehand. This referendum when I'm leaving again two days before, the tickets are 300 pounds.