foregoing
Already stated above
Foregoing refers to what came before, what has just been mentioned or discussed: The foregoing analysis suggests three conclusions.
It appears almost exclusively in formal writing, particularly legal and academic contexts.
The word functions as an adjective or noun: the foregoing, the foregoing paragraphs.
Not to be confused with forgoing, which means doing without.
Existing before another
- previousOccurring before another
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- earlierAt a prior time
- formerPreviously holding a position
aforementioned · above · precedent · preliminary · introductory · prefatory · anteceding · anterior
Voluntarily doing without
- relinquishingVoluntarily giving up possession
- waivingVoluntarily abandoning entitlement
- surrenderingCeasing to resist
- abandoningLeaving permanently behind
sacrificing · forswearing · eschewing · renouncing · yielding · ceding · declining · refusing
prior
Existing before another
- previousOccurring before another
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- earlierAt a prior time
former · aforementioned · above · precedent · preliminary · introductory · prefatory · anteceding · anterior · advance
abstaining
Voluntarily doing without
- relinquishingVoluntarily giving up possession
- waivingVoluntarily abandoning entitlement
- surrenderingCeasing to resist
abandoning · sacrificing · forswearing · eschewing · renouncing · yielding · ceding · declining · refusing · passing
- sacrificeburnt offering, blood sacrifice, human sacrifice, animal sacrifice, immolation
- preludesprelude, overture, chorale prelude, introduction, intro