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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The market is already crowded with neobanks offering accounts, from Nubank to Stori to Klar.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Instead, the core of the squad is already in place, with Parkinson targeting certain key areas.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of already

Adverb

Spoilers ahead for the third season of House of the Dragon through episode six.

— Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 July 2026
After going three months without an MLS goal, Son scored for a third consecutive league match since the World Cup break, putting LAFC ahead in the fifth minute.

— Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026

Definition of ahead

Adverb

In the underwater video, an adult female orca is seen holding onto a dead sharp-tail sunfish that the group had previously killed.

— Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Morrison helped lead the racist white supremacy campaign of 1898 that terrorized Black citizens and led to policies of segregation, The Observer previously reported.

— Chase Jordan July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Definition of previously

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First, though, Redemption has a strong lineup of matches, headlined by Kenny Omega defending the AEW World Championship against Kevin Knight in a match made earlier this month.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Henry Gardner, the director of a body that oversees the Coliseum’s affairs, said Saturday that Oakland Roots SC had missed its deadline a day earlier to make good on a defaulted lease payment.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

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