Synonyms of previously

previously

adverb

as in earlier

so as to precede something in order of time

he had prepared the meat stocks previously so as to make things easier on the day of the big dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earlier
• already
• ahead
• before
• early
• formerly
• preliminarily
• now
• beforehand
• antecedently
• anteriorly
• afore
• shortly
• in advance
• first
• soon
• prematurely
• before long
• first off
• presently
• a priori
• erelong

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• later
• afterward
• subsequently
• after
• next
• behind
• by and by

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of previously

Police previously said investigators found no evidence of an actual plan to carry out violence at the school. — 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, 2 Nov. 2026

El-Sayed previously advocated government action to protect transgender students’ access to sports teams matching their gender identity. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Stacey Abrams, the former minority leader of Georgia’s state House, previously tried to become the first Black female governor, but fell short in the 2018 and 2022 elections. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 2 Nov. 2026

David Yoffie, a Harvard Business School professor who previously spent almost three decades on Intel's board, said the latest moves are hardly welcoming to prospective foundry customers. — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

This partnership extends a previously existing collaboration between Styles and HeadCount that has, in total, generated 90,992 new voter registrations and 319,901 actions. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026

Other astronomers have previously suggested that The Starry Night is not just a symbolic representation, but shows the actual night sky at the time it was created, specifically in June 1889. — ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

Watershed officials previously said the city would strengthen collection efforts while offering assistance to residents facing financial hardship. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026