anteriorly

adverb

as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time archaeological artifacts are all that we have of those ancient people who flourished anteriorly of the invention of writing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anteriorly
  1. ahead
  2. early
Adverb
  • In IconArrows pointing outwards Berkshire still came out a little bit ahead, however, as the stock is now trading just under $184.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But large language models are not warning drivers about full shutdowns that just occurred 2 miles ahead.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of ahead
Adverb
  • Tunsil suffered the injury early in practice, during one-on-ones between offensive and defensive linemen.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Store them in dedicated shoe bags Getting dirt and grime from your shoes on your clean clothes won’t end your trip early.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of early
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