precedes
Goes ahead of
Precedes means comes before in time, order, or position.
A warning usually precedes bad news.
The introduction precedes the main text.
The shot preceded the scream by only a second.
Her reputation preceded her.
The opposite is follows.
Prior in time
- priorExisting before another
- earlierAt a prior time
- foregoingPreviously mentioned or stated
- previousOccurring before another
anterior · predate · forego · former · erstwhile · aforementioned · advance · preliminary
Causes or activates
- promptsSignals to begin
- causesBrings into being
- sparksFiery particles from friction
- instigatesCauses to begin
precipitates · foreshadows · heralds · portends · presages · signals · indicates · foretokens
Happens earlier than
- leadsGoes in front
- opensAllows passage through
- introducesBrings into contact
- prefixesElements preceding roots
heads · fronts · starts · begins · initiates · inaugurates · commences · kicks off
Exceeds in standing
- supersedesReplaces by authority
- surpassesExceeds in quality
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
superiority · primacy · predominance · supremacy · seniority · hierarchy · ranking · forefront
before
Prior in time
previous · anterior · predate · forego · former · erstwhile · aforementioned · advance · preliminary · introductory
triggers
Causes or activates
instigates · precipitates · foreshadows · heralds · portends · presages · signals · indicates · foretokens · augurs
comes before
Happens earlier than
- leadsGoes in front
- opensAllows passage through
- introducesBrings into contact
prefixes · heads · fronts · starts · begins · initiates · inaugurates · commences · kicks off · ushers in
outranks
Exceeds in standing
- supersedesReplaces by authority
- surpassesExceeds in quality
- priorityStatus of greater importance
preeminence · superiority · primacy · predominance · supremacy · seniority · hierarchy · ranking · forefront · vanguard
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- semantic rolesagent, patient, theme, instrument, goal
- comparison symbolsless than, greater than, greater than or equal, not equal
- 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, unprecedented, preceded, precedents, precedented