All preceding antonyms
pre·ced·ing
P p adj preceding
- latter — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- by and by — presently or eventually
- in search of — looking for, seeking
- following — the act of following.
- hind — situated in the rear or at the back; posterior: the hind legs of an animal.
- hindermost — Hindmost.
- in line — (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- contempo — contemporary
- mizzen — a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast. Compare crossjack, spanker (def 1a).
- back of — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- contemporary — Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time.
- back to back — (of two similar events) following one immediately after the other; in unbroken sequence; consecutively: After losing all day, he picked winners back to back in the last two races.
- back-to-back — Back-to-back wins or victories are victories that are gained one after another without any defeats between them.
- in fashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- hot off the press — newspaper: freshly printed
- dorsal — of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.
- in a row — lined up
- in sync — in synchronization, harmonious
- recent — of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
- coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
- at the same time — If two or more things exist, happen, or are true at the same time, they exist, happen, or are true together although they seem to contradict each other.
- later on — a comparative of late: Her later years were not happy.
- in back of — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- after a while — some time later
- in the wake of — the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
adjective preceding
adverb preceding
- afterwhile — (US, dialect) afterwards.