| prior(adjective, time, lower, opening, basic) |
| foregoing(noun, adjective, time, near, late) |
| former(adjective, order, time, late, old) |
| previous(adjective, time, near, quick, late) |
| antecedent(noun, adjective, time, old, previous) |
| aforementioned(adjective, old, past, previous, higher) |
| anterior(adjective, time, beginning, old, previous) |
| past(adjective, time, old, previous, latest) |
| earlier(adjective, adverb, time, late, old) |
| precedent(adjective, time, precede, before, precedence) |
| before(noun, preposition, precedence) |
| leading(noun, verb, prelude) |
| preliminary(adjective, initial, precedence, introductory) |
| above(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, old, past) |
| erstwhile(adjective, late, old, past, previous) |
| introductory(adjective, precedence, priority) |
| preparatory(adjective, precedence) |
| aforesaid(adjective, old, past, previous, earlier) |
| last(adjective, near, past, previous, latest) |
| late(adjective, dead, old, past, previous) |