Synonyms for previously
pre·vi·ous·ly

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1. previously, antecedentlyadverb

   at an earlier time or formerly

   "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged"

   Synonyms:
   antecedently

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1. erenow

   archaic term, meaning before this time. i think it's a preposition, similar to before or after.

   the judges had always pardoned him erenow, but this time they tossed him into the dungeon.

   Submitted by goaldleaf on July 2, 2023  

2. priorly

   can be used as a synonym of "previously"

   the targets sam had priorly / previously set, were more important than his job.

   Submitted by shirani on May 17, 2020  

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1. previouslyadjective

   Synonyms:
   before, antecedently, beforehand

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1. List of paraphrases for "previously":

   earlier, formerly, already, before, above, prior, beforehand, sooner, ago, earller, former

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1. John Roberts:

   Surely we should adhere closely to principles of judicial restraint here, where the broader path Supreme Court chooses entails repudiating a constitutional right we have not only previously recognized, but also expressly reaffirmed.

2. Jason Lipshutz:

   One of the byproducts of expanding the categories is that listeners might be introduced to songs and artists and albums that they might not have previously checked out, we've seen that in the past with the Grammys, where you have a kind of out of nowhere album of the year nomination.

3. Benjamin Strauss:

   We now understand that the threat from sea-level rise and coastal flooding is far greater than we previously thought, it's also true that the benefits from cutting climate pollution are far greater than we previously thought – this changes the whole benefit-cost equation.

4. Richard Betts:

   All of the attention to previously tolerated or semi-ignored or swept-under-the-rug sorts of issues has just bubbled up through society, and the military as a major institution has been caught up in it like others.

5. Virginia Tech:

   What we discovered was that when the Flint River water went into the system it released a lot of iron, and removed the disinfectant from the water, and in combination, those two factors, the iron as a nutrient and the disinfectant disappearing, allowed legionella to thrive in buildings where it could not do so previously.