Synonyms for preceding
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.
Example sentences
- previous This novel of his is inferior to the previous one.
- earlier I've been coming to work one train earlier lately.
- prior Dad had been sick for four years prior to passing.
- foregoing You’re basically foregoing massive amounts of votes.
- propaedeutic Nowadays, the propaedeutic value of Esperanto is much emphasized.
By length
- 3 letters
- old1
- 4 letters
- past1, fore1
- 5 letters
- above2, prior2
- 6 letters
- former2, whilom
- 7 letters
- earlier3, quondam
- 8 letters
- previous3, retiring3, anterior4, hitherto3, foregone2
- 9 letters
- precedent3, foregoing3, erstwhile2, prefatory
- 10 letters
- antecedent4, precursory, prevenient
- 11 letters
- preparatory5
- 12 letters
- propaedeutic
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (above2 = 2 syllables).