All antecedently synonyms
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A a adv antecedently
- earlier β in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- earlier β in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- ahead β Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
- earlier β in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- forward β toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- along β If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it.
- advanced β An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
- before β If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
- previously β coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- since β from then till now (often preceded by ever): He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since.
- back β If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- sooner β a native or inhabitant of Oklahoma (the Sooner State, ) (used as a nickname).
- out β away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- then β at that time: Prices were lower then.
- once β at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- long ago β of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
- hitherto β up to this time; until now: a fact hitherto unknown.
- onward β toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
- beforehand β If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- onwards β toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
- forwards β forward.
- forth β onward or outward in place or space; forward: to come forth; go forth.
- ante β the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
- first β being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- fore β situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- foremost β Most prominent in rank, importance, or position.
- leading β made of or containing lead: a lead pipe; a lead compound.
- on β so as to be or remain supported by or suspended from: Put your package down on the table; Hang your coat on the hook.
- precedent β Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
- preceding β that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
- previous β coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- advancing β to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- progressing β a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- to the fore β situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- former β preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a former stage in the proceedings.
- formerly β in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
- gone β past participle of go1 .
- heretofore β before this time; until now.
- past β gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- afore β before
- aforetime β formerly
- anteriorly β in an anterior position
- in advance β to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- in front β the foremost part or surface of anything.
- near β close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
adj antecedently
- early β in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- ahead of time β If you do something ahead of time, you do it before a particular event or before you need to, in order to be well prepared.
- already β You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.
- precocious β unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
adverb antecedently
- time β the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.