| Main Entry: | aforesaid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | said earlier |
Synonyms: |
mentioned earlier, preceding, previous, spoken of earlier |
| Main Entry: | foregoing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | come before; previous |
Synonyms: |
above, aforementioned, aforesaid, aforestated, antecedent, anterior, former, past, precedent, preceding, prior |
Antonyms: |
after |
| Main Entry: | former |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | previous in time or order |
Synonyms: |
above, aforementioned, aforesaid, ancient, antecedent, anterior, bygone, departed, earlier, erstwhile, ex-, first, foregoing, late, long ago, long gone, of yore, old, once, one-time, past, preceding, prior, quondam, sometime, whilom |
| Notes: | latter means referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned; former means referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned |
Antonyms: |
after, current, ensuing, following, future, present, prospective, subsequent, succeeding |
| Main Entry: | preceding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earlier, above |
Synonyms: |
above-mentioned, above-named, aforeknown, aforementioned, aforesaid, ahead of, antecedent, anterior, before, erstwhile, foregoing, forerunning, former, forward, front, head, heretofore, introductory, lead, leading, one time, other, past, pioneer, pioneering, precedent, precursive, precursory, preexistent, prefatory, preliminary, preparatory, prevenient, previous, prior, prodromal, supra |
Antonyms: |
after, below, following, later |
| Main Entry: | same |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alike, identical |
Synonyms: |
Xerox, aforementioned, aforesaid, carbon, carbon-copy, clone, coequal, comparable, compatible, corresponding, ditto*, double, dupe*, duplicate, equal, equivalent, in the same manner, indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, likewise, look-alike, related, same difference, selfsame, similar, similarly, synonymous, tantamount, twin, very |
Antonyms: |
different, inconsistent, polar, unlike |
| Main Entry: | such |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, pronoun |
| Definition: | aforementioned, specific |
Synonyms: |
aforesaid, akin, alike, analogous, comparable, corresponding, equivalent, like, parallel, said, similar, such a one, such a person, such a thing, suchlike, that, the like, this |
| Main Entry: | said |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pronounced |
Synonyms: |
aforementioned, aforesaid, forenamed, spoken |
| Main Entry: | identic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | same |
Synonyms: |
Xerox, aforementioned, aforesaid, carbon, carbon-copy, clone, coequal, comparable, compatible, corresponding, ditto*, double, dupe*, duplicate, equal, equivalent, identical, in the same manner, indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, likewise, look-alike, related, same difference, selfsame, similar, similarly, synonymous, tantamount, twin, very |
| Main Entry: | selfsame |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | same |
Synonyms: |
Xerox, aforementioned, aforesaid, carbon, carbon-copy, clone, coequal, comparable, compatible, corresponding, ditto*, double, dupe*, duplicate, equal, equivalent, identic, identical, in the same manner, indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, likewise, look-alike, related, same difference, similar, similarly, synonymous, tantamount, twin, very |