PREEXISTING Synonyms
2 hypernyms for preexisting. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PREEXISTING
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| antecedent | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
adjective • preceding in time or order noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a preceding occurrence or cause or event • anything that precedes something similar in time • the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun | ||||||
| earlier | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adverb • earlier in time; previously • comparatives of `soon' or `early' • before now adjective satellite • (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early | ||||||
| existing | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • having existence or being or actuality adjective satellite • presently existing • existing in something specified | ||||||
| foregoing | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • especially of writing or speech; going before | ||||||
| former | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective • referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) noun • the first of two or the first mentioned of two adjective satellite • belonging to some prior time • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past • belonging to the distant past | ||||||
| preceding | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • existing or coming before adjective satellite • of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office | ||||||
| preexistent | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • existing previously or before something | ||||||
| previous | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • just preceding something else in time or order • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past • too soon or too hasty | ||||||
| prior | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
noun • the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot adjective satellite • earlier in time | ||||||