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🔄 Synonyms of "Previous"

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oldnounOf an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
formernounPrevious.
latenounNear the end of a period of time.
prematurenounOccurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.

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precedingverbOccurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
earlyArriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
prematureOccurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
formerPrevious.
pastnounThe period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
oldOf an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
lateNear the end of a period of time.
foregoingOccurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
antecedentEarlier, either in time or in order.
priorComing before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
prevAbbreviation of previous. [(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.]
aforementionedPreviously mentioned.
aforesaidPreviously stated; said or named before.
abovementioned(literary) mentioned above
above-mentionedMentioned or named before; aforesaid.
earlieroccurring previously
beforenounAt an earlier time.
preexistingAlready in existence before something else.
formerlypreviously; once
erstwhile(literary, law or India) Former, previous.

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