previous
Coming before now
Previous means coming before in time, order, or sequence: the previous owner, a previous engagement, the previous chapter.
It often implies immediately before: She had mentioned it in a previous conversation.
Used informally after a noun, previous can mean premature or hasty: Aren't you being a bit previous? —though this British usage sounds old-fashioned to American ears.
At a prior time
- priorExisting before another
- formerPreviously holding a position
- pastTime already gone
- beforePrior in time
antecedent · foregoing · erstwhile · anterior · aforementioned · above · precursory · preliminary
Something that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- lastFinal in sequence
- priorExisting before another
former · above-mentioned · aforementioned · lead-up · penultimate · prequel · preliminary · preamble
No longer in use
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- oldExisting many years
- formerPreviously holding a position
replaced · bygone · dated · expired · lapsed · defunct · retired · discontinued
Recalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- retrospectionContemplating past events
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
retrospective · reminiscent · remembrance · recall · anamnesis · evocation · memoir · hindsight
earlier
At a prior time
before · antecedent · foregoing · erstwhile · anterior · aforementioned · above · precursory · preliminary · preparatory
precursor
Something that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- lastFinal in sequence
prior · former · above-mentioned · aforementioned · lead-up · penultimate · prequel · preliminary · preamble · run-up
outdated
No longer in use
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- oldExisting many years
former · replaced · bygone · dated · expired · lapsed · defunct · retired · discontinued · phased-out
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- retrospectionContemplating past events
nostalgia · retrospective · reminiscent · remembrance · recall · anamnesis · evocation · memoir · hindsight
previousnext
Immediately following in sequence
following · subsequent · succeeding · ensuing · later
- previous lifeExistence before current one
- previously onRecap segment opener
- previous ownerPast possessor of something
- previous toBefore in sequence