precede
Go in front
Precede is a verb that means come before, in space, time, or rank: The explosion was preceded by several minutes of heavy gunfire. The hearse preceded several limousines full of mourners.
Derived words with a related meaning are precedent and precedence.
The verb proceed, despite the resemblance, has no overlap in meaning.
Precede nearly always takes an object.
Proceed is usually intransitive (used without an object).
Dense metal, symbol Pb
forerunner · precursor · vanguard · pioneer · trailblazer · advance · usher · herald
Official news announcer
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- portentSign of future calamity
- omenProphetic indicator
- presageIndicate beforehand
augury · foreshadow · foretell · prefigure · foretoken · adumbrate · prognosticate · prophesy
Prior in time
- priorExisting before another
- earlierAt a prior time
- previousOccurring before another
- formerPreviously holding a position
foregoing · anterior · beforehand · erstwhile · preliminary · advance · preexisting · predating
Predecessor in lineage
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
- foremotherFemale forebear
- forebearAncestral family member
- progenitorAncestor or originator
patriarch · matriarch · predecessor · lineage · genealogy · heritage · bloodline · ancestry
Status of greater importance
- primacyCondition of being foremost
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- outrankHold higher position than
surpass · supersede · override · paramount · foremost · chief · preeminent · senior
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
forward · forerunner · precursor · vanguard · pioneer · trailblazer · advance · usher · herald · introduce
herald
Official news announcer
presage · augury · foreshadow · foretell · prefigure · foretoken · adumbrate · prognosticate · prophesy · predict
before
Prior in time
former · foregoing · anterior · beforehand · erstwhile · preliminary · advance · preexisting · predating · forego
ancestor
Predecessor in lineage
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
- foremotherFemale forebear
- forebearAncestral family member
progenitor · patriarch · matriarch · predecessor · lineage · genealogy · heritage · bloodline · ancestry · descent
priority
Status of greater importance
- primacyCondition of being foremost
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
outrank · surpass · supersede · override · paramount · foremost · chief · preeminent · senior · superior
- legal precedentsPrior rulings guiding courts
- historical precedentPast event informing present
- court precedentsPrior rulings binding courts
- judicial precedentPrior ruling guiding courts
- precedent settingEstablishing basis for future decisions
- binding precedentPrior ruling courts must follow
preceding, precedent, precedence, unprecedented, preceded, precedes, precedents, precedented