pre-existing
Present before now
Pre-existing describes something that was already present or in effect before a particular point in time or event.
The term appears most frequently in discussions of health insurance, where a pre-existing condition is a medical issue someone had before obtaining coverage.
In legal and contractual contexts, pre-existing agreements or obligations are those already established before a new arrangement takes effect.
The insurance company denied coverage for her pre-existing back injury.
Firmly established, resistant to change
- institutionalizedMade formally standard
- long-standingExisting for ages
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
customary · rooted · perpetuated · fixed · stabilized · standardized · accepted · recognized
Lasting extended period
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- enduringPersisting through time
- lifelongLasting entire existence
- unremittingNever pausing or easing
perennial · protracted · lasting · entrenched · inveterate · recurrent · habitual · deep-seated
Existing since birth
- built-inIncluded as standard
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
- nativeOriginating from a place
- originalFirst or inventive
natural · fundamental · essential · basic · underlying · integral · constituent · ingrained
Very old indeed
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- primordialExisting from the start
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
antique · classical · medieval · archaeological · fossil · heritage · legacy · relic
entrenched
Firmly established, resistant to change
- institutionalizedMade formally standard
- long-standingExisting for ages
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
conventional · customary · rooted · perpetuated · fixed · stabilized · standardized · accepted · recognized · prevailing
long-term
Lasting extended period
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- enduringPersisting through time
- lifelongLasting entire existence
unremitting · perennial · protracted · lasting · entrenched · inveterate · recurrent · habitual · deep-seated · ongoing
innate
Existing since birth
original · natural · fundamental · essential · basic · underlying · integral · constituent · ingrained · immanent
ancient
Very old indeed
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- primordialExisting from the start
- ancestralOf one's forebears
archaic · antique · classical · medieval · archaeological · fossil · heritage · legacy · relic · artifact
- Australian HealthcareMedicare, GP, general practitioner, doctor, hospital
- health insurancepremium, deductible, copay, coverage, health insurance card
- insuranceinsurance, coverage, auto insurance, life insurance, home insurance
- damage claimsproperty damage, fire damage, water damage, storm damage, hail damage
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- medical resultspositive, negative, normal, abnormal, inconclusive
pre-existingnew
Recently created or begun
subsequent · arising · emergent · developing · nascent
pre-existingbrand-new
Completely unused, just made
unprecedented · first-time · de novo · novel · fresh
existing, exist, exists, existed, existence, existent, existential, existentially, existentialism