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| Main Entry: | prior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earlier |
| Synonyms: | ahead, antecedent, anterior, before, foregoing, former, forward, past, precedent, preceding, previous, above-mentioned, aforementioned, preexistent, preexisting |
| Antonyms: | after, later |
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| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ahead in position or time |
| Synonyms: | beforehand, earlier, early, first, foremost, forward, leading, previously, prior, in front, in the forefront, in the lead |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
| Antonyms: | after, behind |
| Main Entry: | foregoing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | come before; previous |
| Synonyms: | above, aforesaid, antecedent, anterior, former, past, precedent, preceding, prior, aforementioned, aforestated |
| Antonyms: | after |
| Main Entry: | former |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | previous in time or order |
| Synonyms: | above, aforesaid, ancient, antecedent, anterior, bygone, departed, earlier, erstwhile, first, foregoing, late, old, once, one-time, past, preceding, prior, quondam, sometime, aforementioned, ex-, long ago, long gone, of yore, whilom |
| Antonyms: | after, current, ensuing, following, future, present, prospective, subsequent, succeeding |
| Main Entry: | introductory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preliminary, first |
| Synonyms: | anterior, basic, beginning, early, elementary, incipient, initial, opening, original, prefatory, preparatory, primary, prior, provisional, rudimentary, starting, inaugural, inductive, initiatory, precursory, prelusive, preparative, proemial |
| Antonyms: | ending, final, last, concluding, finishing |
| Main Entry: | older |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most senior |
| Synonyms: | earlier, elder, first, former, lower, preceding, prior, senior, eldest, first-born, of a former period, of an earlier time |
| Antonyms: | younger |
| Main Entry: | preceding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earlier, above |
| Synonyms: | aforesaid, ahead of, antecedent, anterior, before, erstwhile, foregoing, former, forward, front, head, heretofore, introductory, lead, leading, other, past, pioneer, precedent, prefatory, preliminary, preparatory, previous, prior, above-mentioned, above-named, aforeknown, aforementioned, forerunning, one time, pioneering, precursive, precursory, preexistent, prevenient, prodromal, supra |
| Antonyms: | after, below, following, later |
| Main Entry: | predecessor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something, someone that comes before |
| Synonyms: | ancestor, antecedent, forebear, forerunner, former, precursor, previous, prior, prototype, antecessor, foregoer |
| Antonyms: | derivative, descendant, successor |
| Main Entry: | preliminary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | introductory, initial |
| Synonyms: | basic, elemental, elementary, first, fundamental, opening, pilot, preceding, prefatory, preparatory, preparing, primal, primary, prior, test, trial, exploratory, inductive, initiatory, precursory, qualifying, readying |
| Antonyms: | final, closing, concluding |
| Main Entry: | earlier |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | former |
| Synonyms: | preceding, previous, prior |
| Main Entry: | early |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the beginning |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal, ancient, antecedent, antediluvian, antiquated, budding, early bird*, fresh, initial, new, original, preceding, premier, previous, primal, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, prior, pristine, raw, recent, undeveloped, young, a bit previous, brand-new, prevenient, proleptical |
| Antonyms: | late |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | past |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preceding, done |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, ago, antecedent, anterior, completed, ended, extinct, finished, foregoing, forgotten, former, gone, over, precedent, previous, prior, spent, elapsed, gone by, over and done |
| Antonyms: | current, future, present |
| Main Entry: | past |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | olden, former |
| Synonyms: | ancient, ancient history*, bygone, earlier, early, erstwhile, foregoing, good old days*, late, latter, old, once, one-time, over, preceding, previous, prior, quondam, recent, retired, sometime, ages ago, back when, behind one, bypast, down memory lane, ex-, gone-by, latter-day, long-ago, olden days, time was, way back, way back when |
| Antonyms: | current, future, present |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | before |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
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Adjectives: |
before, aforesaid, ante-jentacular, antecedaneous, antecedent, antecibal, antelucan, antepaschal, anteprandial, anterior, antevenient, before mentioned, epiclimactically, fore, foregoing, former, front, head-on, inaugural, inferoanterior, introductory, isagogic, preagonal, precedent, preceding, precibal, precursive, precursory, predormient, prefatory, prelapsarian, preliminary, preludious, prelusive, prelusory, premundane, preparatory, preprandial, prevenient, prior, probouleutic, prodromous, proemial, propaedeutic, said, vanward, wraparound
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| Main Entry: | time |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
instant, short, Aprilian, Neolithic, acronical, actual, ago, ahead of time, all, alternate, ancient, annual, antiquated, antique, aoristic, aperiodic, archaic, around, atemporal, autumnal, belated, biannual, bicentennial, biennial, bimensal, bimillenary, bimonthly, bissextile, biweekly, brief, by turns, canicular, centennial, chronic, chronogrammatical, chronological, chronometrical, circadian, coeval, concurrent, constant, contemporaneous, contemporary, continual, continuous, current, cyclical, daily, dated, decennial, dendrochronological, diurnal, dominical, duodecennial, enneaeteric, ephemeral, equinoctial, erstwhile, estival, eternal, etesian, everlasting, every other, existing, fore, former, fortnightly, frequent, fugitive, genethliac, gnomonic, gumbled, hebdomad, hebdomadal, hebdomadary, hebetic, hibernal, hodiernal, horal, horary, hourly, immediate, immemorial, imminent, impermanent, infrequent, instantaneous, intercalary, interim, intermediate, intermittent, isochronal, last, last, last, lenten, lifelong, long, long, longstanding, matin, matinal, matutinal, menstrual, millenary, monthly, natalitious, new, night and day, nine, nocturnal, occasional, off, on time, ongoing, parmanent, part, penteteric, periodic, periodical, perpetual, plurennial, postpartum, preceding, prehistoric, preliminary, preprandial, present, present, previous, primaveral, primeval, prior, protracted, punctual, quadrennial, quarterly, quincentennial, quindecennial, quinquennial, quotennial, quotidian, rare, recent, recurrent, recurring, regular, regular as clockwork, remittent, remote, retrospective, rhythmical, round, seasonal, secular, seely, semiannual, semicentennial, semidiurnal, semimonthly, semipermanent, semiweekly, semiyearly, sempiternal, septennial, septimanal, serial, serotinal, sometime, sporadic, spur, stoundmeal, subsequent, successive, sudden, summary, tardy, temporal, temporary, terminal, tertian, that is, thitherto
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