Hyphenation of earlier

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word earlier? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ear-li-er

Definitions of earlier:

1.
(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than
Most early A fashion popular in earlier times His earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera
2.
Earlier in time
Previously I had known her before As I said before He called me the day before but your call had come even earlier Her parents had died four years earlier I mentioned that problem earlier
3.
Comparatives of `soon' or `early'
Come a little sooner
4.
If you can
Came earlier than I expected
5.
Before now
Why didn't you tell me in the first place?

Synonyms of earlier:

adj earliest, early
adj early, aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial, advance, beforehand, archean, archaean, archeozoic, archaeozoic, azoic, earliest, earlyish, matutinal, premature, untimely, previous, premature, proterozoic, proto, wee, first
adj early, archaic, primitive, new, young, crude, primitive, rude, embryonic, embryotic, incipient, inchoate, precocious
adj early, former, other, past
adj early, young, immature
adj early, Old
adj early, future
adv before
adv sooner
advin the first place, in the beginning, to begin with, originally

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