Preceding — synonyms, preceding antonyms, definition

1. preceding (o)

advance ahead ahead of before beforehand beyond going before in advance in front of precedent prepublication previously prior to until

2. preceding (a)

advancing ahead antecedent anterior before earlier elapsed fore foregoing former forward gone by late leading more advanced near one-time past prefatory preliminary • • •

3. preceding (Noun)

advance ahead antecedent anterior beyond elapsed foregoing going before gone by past precedent prepublication prior

4. preceding (a/o)

antecedent anterior before beforehand elapsed foregoing gone by in advance in front of past previously prior prior to until

5. preceding (a/n)

antecedent anterior elapsed foregoing gone by past prior

6. preceding (Adjective)

retiring succeeding

preceding (Adjective) — Existing or coming before.

preceding (Adjective) — Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office. ex. "a preceding member of the board"

Timing temporal relation

7. preceding (Verb)

anteceding antedating coming before introducing predating prefacing premising following succeeding

preceding (Verb) — Be earlier in time; go back further. ex. "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

preceding (Verb) — Come before. ex. "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

preceding (Verb) — Be the predecessor of. ex. "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"

preceding (Verb) — Move ahead (of others) in time or space.

preceding (Verb) — Furnish with a preface or introduction. ex. "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"

going locomoting lying moving saying stating telling traveling heading leading preambling prologising prologizing prologuising prologuizing