| prior(noun, adjective, time, late, old) |
| former(adjective, time, back, last, dead) |
| preceding(adjective, time, near, quick, late) |
| past(adjective, time, back, last, old) |
| earlier(adjective, time, back, late, old) |
| foregoing(adjective, time, near, late, old) |
| antecedent(adjective, time, earlier, precede, before) |
| late(adjective, adverb, last, dead, old) |
| erstwhile(adjective, adverb, last, dead, late) |
| aforementioned(adjective, priority) |
| old(adjective, last, late, past, other) |
| anterior(adjective, time, beginning, precede, before) |
| quondam(noun, adjective, adverb, last, dead) |
| precedent(noun, adjective, time, precede, before) |
| premature(adjective, impulsive, rash, earlier) |
| whilom(adjective, precede) |
| sometime(adjective, adverb, last, dead, late) |
| last(adjective, near, past, other, latest) |
| ancient(adjective, dead, late, old, past) |
| forward(adverb, time, back, head, advanced) |