PRECEDING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PRECEDING?

Need another word that means the same as “preceding”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “preceding” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Preceding” are: past, retiring, foregoing, previous, prior, former, precursory, earlier, above, above-mentioned, aforementioned, above-named, antecedent

Preceding as an Adjective

Definitions of "Preceding" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “preceding” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Coming before something in order, position, or time.
• Existing or coming before.
• Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office.

Synonyms of "Preceding" as an adjective (13 Words)

above	Appearing earlier in the same text. Flaws in the above interpretation.
above-mentioned	Mentioned or named earlier in the same text.
above-named	Mentioned or named earlier in the same text.
aforementioned	Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of. Works of all the aforementioned authors.
antecedent	Denoting or counting as an antecedent. Antecedent events.
earlier	Very young. His earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher.
foregoing	Just mentioned or stated; preceding. The foregoing analysis of the economic class structure.
former	Denoting the first or first mentioned of two people or things. The former president.
past	(of a specified period of time) occurring before and leading up to the time of speaking or writing. His youth is past.
precursory	Warning of future misfortune. Precursory seismic activity.
previous	Just preceding something else in time or order. The boat s previous owner.
prior	Earlier in time. He has a prior engagement this evening.
retiring	Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office. A gentle retiring person who avoided conflict.

Usage Examples of "Preceding" as an adjective

• A growth in sales above those of the preceding year.
• The preceding pages.

Associations of "Preceding" (30 Words)

above	An earlier section of a written text. For instructions refer to the above.
antecedence	Preceding in time.
antecedent	Denoting or counting as an antecedent. Phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience.
antedate	Establish something as being earlier relative to something else. There are no references to him that would antedate his birth.
anterior	Coming before in time; earlier. An incident anterior to her troubles.
before	At or in the front. I had known her before.
beforehand	Ahead of time; in anticipation. Was beforehand with her report.
first	The first element in a countable series. The first time.
forego	Be earlier in time; go back further.
forerunner	A sign or warning of something to come. The ice safe was a forerunner of today s refrigerator.
former	Referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several. I take the former view.
formerly	At a previous time. Mumbai formerly Bombay.
front	Be or stand in front of. The fronting of au was completed a couple of generations ago.
harbinger	A forerunner of something. Witch hazels are the harbingers of spring.
herald	A brown moth with dull orange markings, often hibernating in houses and old buildings. They considered the first primroses as the herald of spring.
introductory	Serving as a base or starting point. Began the slide show with some introductory remarks.
precede	Move ahead (of others) in time or space. Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan s husbands.
precedence	The order to be ceremonially observed by people of different rank, according to an acknowledged or legally determined system. Quarrels over precedence among the Bonaparte family marred the coronation.
precedent	A system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws. There are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training.
precursor	A person who goes before or announces the coming of another. Pepsinogen is the inactive precursor of pepsin.
predate	Be earlier in time; go back further. These mammals predate certain eggs.
predecessor	Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone. The new President s foreign policy is very similar to that of his predecessor.
preface	Provide a book with a preface. The book is prefaced by a quotation from William Faulkner.
prefatory	Serving as an introduction or preface. In his prefatory remarks the author claims that.
prematurely	Too soon; in a premature manner. I spoke prematurely.
previous	Previous convictions a criminal record. She looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening.
previously	At an earlier time or formerly. She had previously lived in Chicago.
prior	The head of a religious order in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot. He had no juvenile record no priors.
priority	Status established in order of importance or urgency. The safety of the country takes priority over any other matter.
untimely	Too soon; in a premature manner. The moment was very untimely chosen.