All anterior synonyms
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A a adj anterior
- former — preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a former stage in the proceedings.
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- precedent — Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
- foregoing — previously stated, written, or occurring; preceding: The foregoing paragraph presents the problem.
- preceding — that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
noun anterior
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- foreground — the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background).
- forepart — the first, front, or early part.
- front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
adjective anterior
- frontal — of, in, or at the front: a frontal view; frontal attack.
- fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- prior — preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.