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The synonyms of “Prior” are: anterior, earlier, previous, preceding, foregoing, antecedent, advance, preparatory, preliminary, initial
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “prior” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
advance | Done, sent, or supplied beforehand. Advance warning. |
antecedent | Denoting or counting as an antecedent. Antecedent events. |
anterior | (of a part of a flower or leaf) situated further away from the main stem. The veins anterior to the heart. |
earlier | Belonging to the distant past. A fashion popular in earlier times. |
foregoing | Especially of writing or speech; going before. The foregoing analysis of the economic class structure. |
initial | (of a letter) at the beginning of a word. The witness was identified simply by an initial letter. |
preceding | Coming before something in order, position, or time. The preceding pages. |
preliminary | Denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important. A preliminary investigation. |
preparatory | Serving as or carrying out preparation for a task or undertaking. Preparatory schooling. |
previous | Just preceding something else in time or order. The previous owner. |
above | Appearing earlier in the same text. For instructions refer to the above. |
ahead | Leading or ahead in a competition. Profits were slightly ahead. |
antecedent | Denoting or counting as an antecedent. Antecedent events. |
antedate | Indicate or discover that (a document, event, or word) should be assigned to an earlier date. There are no references to him that would antedate his birth. |
anterior | A tooth situated at the front of the mouth. The veins anterior to the heart. |
before | Earlier in time; previously. With the cross of Jesus marching on before. |
first | The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield counting counterclockwise from home plate. The first house on the right. |
forego | Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. |
former | (used especially of persons) of the immediate past. Former generations. |
formerly | At a previous time. Mumbai formerly Bombay. |
forward | Forward in time or order or degree. Forward motion. |
front | The part of a garment covering a person s front. Get your eyes off my front meathead. |
harbinger | A forerunner of something. Witch hazels are the harbingers of spring. |
outdistance | Leave (a competitor or pursuer) far behind. He outdistanced the other runners. |
portent | A sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen. What portent can be greater than a pious notary. |
precede | Preface or introduce something with. Stone tools precede bronze tools. |
precedent | A system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws. There are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training. |
preceding | Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office. A growth in sales above those of the preceding year. |
precursor | A substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction. A three stringed precursor of the violin. |
precursory | Warning of future misfortune. Precursory seismic activity. |
predate | Come before. Here parish boundaries seem clearly to predate Roman roads. |
predecessor | A person who held a job or office before the current holder. The new President s foreign policy is very similar to that of his predecessor. |
preemptive | Designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence. A preemptive business offer. |
prefatory | Serving as an introduction or preface. In his prefatory remarks the author claims that. |
prematurely | Before the due time; ahead of time. His son died prematurely. |
premeditated | (of an action, especially a crime) thought out or planned beforehand. A premeditated crime. |
previous | Previous convictions a criminal record. Our condemnation of him was a bit previous. |
previously | At a previous or earlier time; before. A previously unquestioned attitude. |
priority | A thing that is regarded as more important than others. National independence takes priority over class struggle. |
untimely | (of a death or end) happening too soon or sooner than normal. An untimely remark. |
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