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sooner^¹

/ˈsuːnə/ UK
/ˈsunɚ/ US

Rhymes with -uːnə(ɹ)

adjective

comparative comparative form of soon: more soon

adverb

comparative comparative form of soon: more soon
rather. I would sooner die than marry you!

Sooner^²

Rhymes with -uːnə(ɹ)

noun Sooners

informal A native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma
informal A competitor representing the University of Oklahoma.
historical One who crossed into Indian territory before the official opening of settlement in the Oklahoma land rush, in order to obtain land sooner. Some skunk of a Sooner, sneaking in ahead of the Run, had set the blaze to keep the Boomers off, saving the land for himself.

Similar: Okie, Oklahoman

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rather, earlier, preferably, ago, formerly, past, prematurely, previously, before, early, more, beforehand, once, shortly, prior, first

noun

Similar: Okie, Oklahoman

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@misc{sooner_2026,
  title = {sooner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sooner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}