preceding

Verb

• be earlier in time; go back further
• come before
• be the predecessor of
• move ahead (of others) in time or space
• furnish with a preface or introduction
• present participle and gerund of precede

Adjective

• existing or coming before

Adjective Satellite

• of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

Adj

• Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

Examples

• On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.

Synonyms

antecede, antedate, come before, forego, forgo, introduce, lead, past, precede, predate, preface, premise, retiring, antecedent, prevenient

Antonyms

follow, postdate, succeed, succeeding, subsequent

Anagrams of preceding