preceded
Went ahead of
Preceded is the past tense of precede, meaning to come before in time, order, or position.
A warning preceded the announcement.
The calm that preceded the storm.
In formal contexts, preceded often introduces what came immediately before: Her resignation was preceded by months of conflict.
Exist earlier than
- foregoVoluntarily give up
- come beforeOccur prior to
- antedateCome before chronologically
- preexistExist before another
go before · lead · prior · earlier · former · erstwhile · previous · beforehand
Indicate future events
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- usherOne who seats guests
- announceState something officially
signal · portend · forewarn · presage · augur · prefigure · foretell · anticipate
Something that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- preludeIntroductory piece or event
- preamblePreliminary statement before content
- prologueIntroductory literary section
foreword · introduction · lead-in · opening · beginning · onset · outset · preface
Predecessor in lineage
- forebearAncestral family member
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- predecessorOne who came first
patriarch · matriarch · founder · primogenitor · originator · prototype · archetype · pioneer
predate
Exist earlier than
- foregoVoluntarily give up
- come beforeOccur prior to
- antedateCome before chronologically
go before · preexist · lead · prior · earlier · former · erstwhile · previous · beforehand · advance
foreshadow
Indicate future events
announce · signal · portend · forewarn · presage · augur · prefigure · foretell · anticipate · set the stage
precursor
Something that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- preludeIntroductory piece or event
- preamblePreliminary statement before content
prologue · foreword · introduction · lead-in · opening · beginning · onset · outset · preface · overture
ancestor
Predecessor in lineage
- forebearAncestral family member
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
- progenitorAncestor or originator
predecessor · patriarch · matriarch · founder · primogenitor · originator · prototype · archetype · pioneer · genesis
- 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
precede, preceding, precedent, precedence, precedes, precedents, precedented