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English
Adjective
Previous (not comparable)
- prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
- He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.
- (informal) premature; occurring too soon.
- I thought that I had solved the problem, but I was a bit previous.
Synonyms
- former
- late
- old
- See also Thesaurus:former
Antonyms
Noun
Previous (uncountable)Thesaurus
a bit previous, above, advanced, aforementioned, aforesaid, ahead, ancient, ante, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, before, beforehand, ci-devant, earlier, early, elder, erstwhile, far ahead, first, fore, foregoing, former, forward, half-baked, half-cocked, hasty, ill-considered, immemorial, impulsive, in advance, late, not firm, old, olden, older, once, onetime, overhasty, oversoon, past, precedent, preceding, precipitate, precocious, precurrent, preexistent, prehistoric, premature, previous to, prime, primeval, primitive, prior, prior to, quondam, recent, rushed, senior, sometime, soon, then, too early, too soon, uncrystallized, unjelled, unmatured, unmeditated, unpremeditated, unprepared, unripe, untimely, whilom
Alternative forms
- prævious (archaic)
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