| 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: | forego |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do without |
Synonyms: |
eschew, forfeit, forsake, neglect, pass, precede, quit, refrain, relinquish, renounce, sacrifice, surrender, waive, yield |
| Notes: | forego means to go before or precede (as in fore) and to do without is to forgo |
| Main Entry: | antecedent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prior |
Synonyms: |
anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, past, precedent, preceding, precursory, preliminary, previous |
Antonyms: |
after, following |
| Main Entry: | anterior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beginning, prior |
Synonyms: |
antecedent, foregoing, former, past, precedent, preceding, previous |
| Notes: | anterior/ventral means 'front, situated at the front' and posterior/dorsal means 'rear, situated at the rear' |
Antonyms: |
ending, posterior, subsequent |
| 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 |
Antonyms: |
after, current, ensuing, following, future, present, prospective, subsequent, succeeding |
| Main Entry: | past |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preceding, done |
Synonyms: |
accomplished, ago, antecedent, anterior, completed, elapsed, ended, extinct, finished, foregoing, forgotten, former, gone, gone by, over, over and done, precedent, previous, prior, spent |
Antonyms: |
current, future, present |
| Main Entry: | past |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | olden, former |
Synonyms: |
ages ago, ancient, ancient history, back when, behind one, bygone, bypast, down memory lane, earlier, early, erstwhile, ex-, foregoing, gone-by, good old days, late, latter, latter-day, long-ago, old, olden days, once, one-time, over, preceding, previous, prior, quondam, recent, retired, sometime, time was, way back, way back when |
Antonyms: |
current, future, present |
| 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: | previous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | former, prior |
Synonyms: |
antecedent, anterior, earlier, erstwhile, ex, foregoing, one-time, past, precedent, preceding, quondam, sometime |
Antonyms: |
current, future, later, present |
| Main Entry: | prior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earlier |
Synonyms: |
above-mentioned, aforementioned, ahead, antecedent, anterior, before, foregoing, former, forward, past, precedent, preceding, preexistent, preexisting, previous |
Antonyms: |
after, later |