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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AccuWeather data from April showed Illinois already leading the nation in tornado, hail and high‑wind reports before the destruction last month.

— Daily Southtown, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Some parking garages in Fort Collins are already paid, but street parking in Old Town has remained free for decades.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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Jiang’s era saw China’s economy charge ahead and open up to the world, culminating with the country joining the World Trade Organization – with US support – in 2001.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
All of that and more makes for an enticing season ahead, and a lot to wonder about, with the 2026 Chiefs … and their capacity to add more luster to Arrowhead’s legacy in its twilight years.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026

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Bagherzadeh, who leads Iran’s armed forces’ missing persons search committee, earlier claimed that Qatar had held the three crew members for months after their planes were shot down early in the war.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Los Angeles likes to draft tight ends a year early, since the transition, mentally and physically, at this position and in this offense is so extreme.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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