Synonyms: late
Definition: having died recently
Usage: her late husband
Similar words: dead
Definition: no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
Usage: the nerve is dead; a dead pallor; he was marked as a dead man by the assassin
Synonyms: late
Definition: being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
Usage: late evening; late 18th century; a late movie; took a late flight; had a late breakfast
Definition: far along in time
Usage: a man of advanced age; advanced in years; a ripe old age; the ripe age of 90
Similar words: after-hours
Definition: after closing time especially a legally established closing time
Usage: after-hours socializing; an after-hours club
Similar words: latish
Definition: somewhat late
Similar words: posthumous
Definition: occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
Usage: a posthumous award; a posthumous book; a posthumous daughter
Definition: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
Usage: the late phase of feudalism; a later symptom of the disease; later medical science could have saved the child
Similar words: advanced
Definition: comparatively late in a course of development
Usage: the illness had reached an advanced stage; an advanced state of exhaustion
Similar words: tardive
Definition: late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease)
Usage: tardive dyskinesia
Synonyms: late
Definition: of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
Usage: Late Greek
Definition: used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
Usage: Modern English; New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew
Similar words: New
Definition: in use after medieval times
Usage: New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties
Synonyms: previous, former, late
Definition: (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
Usage: the former president; our late President is still very active; the previous occupant of the White House
Similar words: past
Definition: earlier than the present time; no longer current
Usage: time past; his youth is past; this past Thursday; the past year
Definition: of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
Usage: a late development; their late quarrel; his recent trip to Africa; in recent months; a recent issue of the journal
Similar words: past
Definition: earlier than the present time; no longer current
Usage: time past; his youth is past; this past Thursday; the past year
Synonyms: belated, tardy, late
Definition: after the expected or usual time; delayed
Usage: a belated birthday card; I'm late for the plane; the train is late; tardy children are sent to the principal; always tardy in making dental appointments
Similar words: unpunctual
Definition: not punctual; after the appointed time