preexisting
Present before now
Preexisting means already in place before something else occurs.
A preexisting condition is a health problem you had before obtaining insurance coverage.
Preexisting relationships or agreements were established prior to the event in question.
The word often appears in legal and medical contexts where the timing of when something began matters: The damage was preexisting—it wasn't caused by the accident.
Existing before another
- previousOccurring before another
- earlierAt a prior time
- precedingComing before in order
- foregoingPreviously mentioned or stated
former · antecedent · preestablished · predating · beforehand · anterior · precursory · advance
Existing before another
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- stipulatedRequired as a condition
- contractualRelating to formal agreements
disclosed · undisclosed · coverage · exclusion · waiver · clause · liability · obligation
Persisting over time
- long-termLasting extended period
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- ongoingIn progress now
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
congenital · hereditary · lifelong · diagnosed · undiagnosed · comorbid · symptomatic · latent
Firmly established, resistant to change
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
- rootedFirmly established in place
- deep-seatedFirmly established within
- long-standingExisting for ages
traditional · institutionalized · customary · settled · fixed · embedded · prevailing · standing
prior
Existing before another
foregoing · former · antecedent · preestablished · predating · beforehand · anterior · precursory · advance · preliminary
prior
Existing before another
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- stipulatedRequired as a condition
contractual · disclosed · undisclosed · coverage · exclusion · waiver · clause · liability · obligation · grandfathered
chronic
Persisting over time
- long-termLasting extended period
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- ongoingIn progress now
underlying · congenital · hereditary · lifelong · diagnosed · undiagnosed · comorbid · symptomatic · latent · dormant
entrenched
Firmly established, resistant to change
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
- rootedFirmly established in place
- deep-seatedFirmly established within
long-standing · traditional · institutionalized · customary · settled · fixed · embedded · prevailing · standing · enduring
- Coverage Statuscovered, insured, uninsured, enrolled, unenrolled
- insuranceinsurance, coverage, auto insurance, life insurance, home insurance
preexistingsubsequent
Occurring after something else
following · ensuing · later · succeeding · posterior
- preexisting conditionHealth problem predating insurance
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