comes before
Arrives before another
Comes before indicates precedence in sequence, time, rank, or importance.
Monday comes before Tuesday.
A preface comes before the main text.
In idioms, the word order often signals priority: Profit comes before people in that company.
To come before a judge or committee is to appear for formal consideration: The case comes before the court next month.
Comes before temporally
- priorExisting before another
- anteriorSituated toward the front
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- foregoingPreviously mentioned or stated
previous · earlier · former · preceding · preliminary · preparatory · advance · lead-up
Official news announcer
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- omenProphetic indicator
- portentSign of future calamity
- presageIndicate beforehand
augur · foretaste · preview · precursor · premonition · forewarning · sign · indicator
One who came first
- precursorSomething that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- firstPosition number one
- initialName's opening letter
opening · starting · beginning · original · primary · earliest · inaugural · maiden
What produces an effect
- sourcePoint of origin
- originStarting point or source
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- genesisPoint of creation
seed · catalyst · trigger · spark · impetus · stimulus · prompt · antecedent
Exceeds in standing
- supersedesReplaces by authority
- overridesCancels using superior authority
- trumpsExceeds or overpowers
- predominatesHolds chief influence
prevails · paramount · primary · chief · principal · preeminent · superior · senior
precedes
Comes before temporally
- priorExisting before another
- anteriorSituated toward the front
- antecedentSomething that precedes
foregoing · previous · earlier · former · preceding · preliminary · preparatory · advance · lead-up · run-up
herald
Official news announcer
presage · augur · foretaste · preview · precursor · premonition · forewarning · sign · indicator · signal
predecessor
One who came first
- precursorSomething that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- firstPosition number one
initial · opening · starting · beginning · original · primary · earliest · inaugural · maiden · premier
cause
What produces an effect
genesis · seed · catalyst · trigger · spark · impetus · stimulus · prompt · antecedent · determinant
outranks
Exceeds in standing
- supersedesReplaces by authority
- overridesCancels using superior authority
- trumpsExceeds or overpowers
predominates · prevails · paramount · primary · chief · principal · preeminent · superior · senior · higher