antecedently
At earlier time
Antecedently means beforehand or previously—occurring or existing at an earlier time.
The word appears in formal or academic contexts: The theory had been antecedently established by earlier researchers.
It often signals that something was already in place before the matter at hand arose.
Before the present moment
- earlierAt a prior time
- formerlyIn the past
- beforehandIn advance
- priorExisting before another
heretofore · hitherto · erstwhile · aforetime · preexisting · foregoing · anterior · precursory
Something that comes first
- causalityCause-effect connection
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- preconditionNecessary prior requirement
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
presupposition · prior · conditional · contingent · determinant · foundation · predetermination · originating
Foundation for logical argument
- presuppositionImplicit prior assumption
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
- thereforeFor that reason
inference · syllogism · deduction · hypothesis · assumption · consequent · proposition · axiom
previously
Before the present moment
- earlierAt a prior time
- formerlyIn the past
- beforehandIn advance
prior · heretofore · hitherto · erstwhile · aforetime · preexisting · foregoing · anterior · precursory · preliminarily
precursor
Something that comes first
- causalityCause-effect connection
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- preconditionNecessary prior requirement
predicate · presupposition · prior · conditional · contingent · determinant · foundation · predetermination · originating · precipitating
premise
Foundation for logical argument
- presuppositionImplicit prior assumption
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
therefore · inference · syllogism · deduction · hypothesis · assumption · consequent · proposition · axiom · postulate
antecedentlysubsequently
Occurring after something else
afterwards · later · afterward · following · thereafter