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Posteriority

🔄 Synonyms of "Posteriority"

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Word	Definition
subsequencenoun	(mathematics) A sequence that is contained within a larger one.
subsequentnessnoun	Quality of being subsequent.

↔️ Antonyms of "Posteriority"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
precedencenoun	The state of preceding in importance or priority.
prioritynoun	An item's relative importance.
antecedencenoun	The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
anterioritynoun	The state of being previous or preceding in time or in situation.
antecedencynoun	Antecedence (various senses).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Posteriority"

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Word	Definition
subsequentnessnoun	Quality of being subsequent.
subsequencenoun	(mathematics) A sequence that is contained within a larger one.
posteriorisationnoun	Alternative form of posteriorization. [(biology) The acquisition of posterior values, especially the formation of the forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain and spinal cord from the anterior neural plate]
anterioritynoun	The state of being previous or preceding in time or in situation.
posteriorizationnoun	(biology) The acquisition of posterior values, especially the formation of the forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain and spinal cord from the anterior neural plate
backward	Indicating position or direction.
posterior probabilitynoun	(statistics) The probability of an event given the knowledge of occurrence of other events that bear on it: P( A \| B ) as contrasted to P( A ), where A is the sought event and B is the sign or symptom event.
rearward	Toward the back or rear of something.
afterwardnessnoun	Alternative form of afterwardsness. [(psychoanalysis) The concept that an earlier event in one's life can later acquire a meaning.]
postpositionnoun	(grammar) A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.
arrearnoun	Unpaid debt.
postpositional	(grammar) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a postposition.
postscriptumnoun	(rare) A thing that has been written afterwards; something appended in writing.
antecedencynoun	Antecedence (various senses).
back	(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
post scriptumnoun	Alternative form of postscriptum. [(rare) A thing that has been written afterwards; something appended in writing.]
posternnoun	(architecture) A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance, especially in a city wall or fortification.
postconfluencynoun	The condition of being postconfluent
postpositive	(grammar, of an adjective or other modifier) Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.
posthockerynoun	(rare) Use of post hoc reasoning, especially when excessive.