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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Relevance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anteriorly
  1. ahead
  2. early
Adverb
  • But Mitchell forged ahead, achieving the vision that ballet is for everyone.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Gomez's goal put Brighton 2-0 ahead against its biggest rival — and the team went 3-0 up three minutes later before running out a 5-0 winner.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of ahead
Adverb
  • The latest demonstrations, held Saturday, encouraged Americans to vote early in the upcoming midterm elections.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Some began working for Union Pacific as early as the 1950s, in jobs that included track maintenance, signal maintenance, conducting and engineering.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of early
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“Anteriorly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anteriorly. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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