Antonyms for previous
ˈpri vi əspre·vi·ous

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1. previousadjective

   Antonyms:
   following, future, succeeding

   Synonyms:
   former, late, old

2. previousadjective

   prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.

   It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous.

   Antonyms:
   following, future, succeeding

   Synonyms:
   old, former, late

3. previousadjective

   premature; occurring too soon.

   I thought that I had solved the problem, but I was a bit previous.

   Synonyms:
   old, former, late

   Antonyms:
   future, succeeding, following

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. previous

   Antecedent may denote simple priority in time, implying no direct connection between that which goes before and that which follows; as, the striking of one clock may be always antecedent to the striking of another with no causal connection between them. Antecedent and previous may refer to that which goes or happens at any distance in advance, preceding is limited to that which is immediately or next before; an antecedent event may have happened at any time before; the preceding transaction is the one completed just before the one with which it is compared; a previous statement or chapter may be in any part of the book that has gone before; the preceding statement or chapter comes next before without an interval. Previous often signifies first by right; as, a previous engagement. Foregoing is used only of that which is spoken or written; as, the foregoing statements. Anterior, while it can be used of time, is coming to be employed chiefly with reference to place; as the anterior lobes of the brain. Prior bears exclusive reference to time, and commonly where that which is first in time is first also in right; as, a prior demand. Former is used of time, or of position in written or printed matter, not of space in general. We can say former times, a former chapter, etc., but not the former part of a garden; we should say the front part of the garden, the forward car of a train. Former has a close relation, or sharp contrast, with something following; the former always implies the latter, even when not fully expressed, as in Acts i, 1, and Eccles. vii, 10.

   Antonyms:
   after, concluding, consequent, following, hind, hinder, hindmost, later, latter, posterior, subsequent, succeeding

   Synonyms:
   antecedent, anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, forward, front, introductory, precedent, preceding, preliminary, prior

   Preposition:
   Such was the state of things previous to the revolution. [Previous to is often used adverbially, in constructions where previously to would be more strictly correct; as, these arrangements were made previous to my departure.]

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. previous

   Antonyms:
   subsequent, posterior, succeeding, following, later

   Synonyms:
   antecedent, prior, preceding, anterior, foregoing, former, earlier

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. previous(a), oldadjective

   just preceding something else in time or order

   "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"

   Antonyms:
   middle, late, present(a), succeeding(a), future

2. former(a), late(a), previous(a)adjective

   (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

   "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

   Antonyms:
   late, present(a), succeeding(a), future, middle

3. previous(p), prematureadjective

   too soon or too hasty

   "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment"

   Antonyms:
   present(a), late, future, middle, succeeding(a)

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1. previousadjective

   Synonyms:
   former, foregoing, antecedent, prior, anterior

How to use previous in a sentence?

1. Charles Krauthammer:

   That entire regime is now dead as a result of this agreement. Obama will now go to the Security Council making almost totally irrelevant what Congress does, they are going to go within days to the UN. They are going to pass a resolution. It will probably be unanimous which is approving of the deal and part of that resolution will be to cancel all previous resolutions on sanctions and declaring the illegality of the Iranian program.

2. Stephanie Curry:

   President Trump has pledged to bring him home and not to leave any American patriot behind. And our father has been repeatedly left behind before, again, I say two previous administrations have failed and he can do something that nobody else has been able to do.

3. John Boehner:

   The president is asking for less authority than he has today under previous authorizations. I don’t think that’s smart.

4. David Marchick:

   They've learned from previous pain points in previous transitions and have planned to address all those pain points to avoid them in the future.

5. Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh:

   I have written a letter to OPEC saying that the sanctions are being lifted and that we are returning (to previous production levels), we are not asking anybody's permission to get our rights back.

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