anteceding
Going in front
Anteceding means coming before in time or order.
The present participle of antecede, it describes something that precedes or goes ahead of something else: the events anteceding the revolution, conditions anteceding the outbreak.
The word is formal and relatively uncommon, with preceding or prior usually preferred in everyday speech.
Existing before another
- previousOccurring before another
- formerPreviously holding a position
- foregoingPreviously mentioned or stated
- earlierAt a prior time
beforehand · preliminary · prefatory · preparatory · introductory · advance · preexisting · precursory
Something that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
trailblazer · vanguard · progenitor · ancestor · forefather · predecessor · originator · instigator
prior
Existing before another
- previousOccurring before another
- formerPreviously holding a position
- foregoingPreviously mentioned or stated
earlier · beforehand · preliminary · prefatory · preparatory · introductory · advance · preexisting · precursory · anterior
precursor
Something that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- heraldOfficial news announcer
pioneer · trailblazer · vanguard · progenitor · ancestor · forefather · predecessor · originator · instigator · catalyst
prologue
Introductory literary section
- prefaceIntroductory book section
- preludeIntroductory piece or event
- preamblePreliminary statement before content
overture · introduction · opening · commencement · onset · outset · inception · threshold · dawn · beginning
antecedingfollowing
Coming after another
succeeding · subsequent · ensuing · coming after · trailing
antecedingresulting
Following as effect
consequent · deriving · ensuing · emanating
proceed, recede, exceed, precede, concede, preceding, precedent, antecedent, precedence