ANTECEDENTLY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

antecedently

adverb

as in earlier

so as to precede something in order of time check your flight status antecedently to leaving home for the airport just in case there's a delay

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Relevance

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Adverb

Husso stopped 23 shots for Anaheim, which is without injured defensemen Pavel Mintyukov and Ian Moore on its already shallow blue line.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
However, their power requirements create additional challenges for facilities already managing substantial electricity consumption.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of already

Adverb

The Democratic nominee in Alaska, Mary PeItola, is ahead by two percentage points, while the race in Iowa is effectively tied, according to the survey’s respondents.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Daniel Gazdag scored in the 53rd minute for New England, which failed to extend its four-match winning streak and lost for the first time this season after being ahead or tied in the 75th minute.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of ahead

Adverb

Police previously said investigators found no evidence of an actual plan to carry out violence at the school.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The council’s executive director, Blair Stanford, confirmed the previously unreported contribution and said CMS requested the financial support.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of previously

Adverb

Six of the injured are under 18 years old and the youngest is 11 years old, Chief Lawrence Revell of the Tallahassee Police Department said at a press conference early Sunday morning.

— Samantha Cookinham, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
Brandon Miller, he of the $209 million contract extension earlier this week, started very cold and never stopped.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of early

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