| Main Entry: | above |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | superior to |
Synonyms: |
before, beyond, exceeding, prior to, superior to, surpassing |
Antonyms: |
inferior, under |
| Main Entry: | before |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | earlier than |
Synonyms: |
ahead of, ante, antecedent to, anterior to, ere, in advance of, in front of, preceding, previous to, prior to, since |
Antonyms: |
after, afterward, behind, later |
| Main Entry: | preparatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | introductory, basic |
Synonyms: |
before, elementary, in advance of, in anticipation of, inductive, opening, precautionary, prefatory, preliminary, prelusive, prep, preparative, previous, primary, prior to |
Antonyms: |
auxiliary, supplementary |
| Main Entry: | until |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | just before |
Synonyms: |
as far as, before, before the coming, continuously, down to, in advance of, in expectation, prior to, till, to, up till, up to |
| Main Entry: | yet |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | up until now |
Synonyms: |
as yet, earlier, hitherto, prior to, so far, still, thus far, till, until now, up to now |
| Main Entry: | to |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | indicating position |
Synonyms: |
before, in front of, on, over, prior to, upon |
| Main Entry: | before |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
Related
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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