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Anterior synonyms

ăn-tîr'ē-ər

Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

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Of, relating to, or done in preparation for the future:

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Earlier, either in time or order.

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atlantal

Anterior; cephalic

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Comparative form of early: more early

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first of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.

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(Phonet.) Articulated with the tongue in a position toward the front of the mouth

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Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

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(Informal) Premature; occurring too soon.

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Of that which comes before, in advance.

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posterior (antonym)

The definition of posterior is later, following, after or at the rear.

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ending (antonym)

beginning, prior

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subsequent (antonym)

Coming after; following in time, place, or order

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(Now rare) Coming before in a particular order or arrangement; preceding, foregoing. [from 15th c.]

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(Grammar) Of, relating to, or being a verb tense or form used to express an action or condition prior to the time it is expressed.

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precede (related)

Going before

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time (related)

An interval separating two points of this quantity; a duration.

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front tooth

a tooth situated at the front of the mouth

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(Racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke

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distal (related)

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occipital (related)

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medial (related)

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proximal (related)

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sphenoid (related)

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posteriorly (related)

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maxillary (related)

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parietal (related)

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inferiorly (related)

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caudal (related)

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ethmoid (related)

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mandibular (related)

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contralateral (related)

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anterolateral (related)

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interosseous (related)

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Find another word for anterior. In this page you can discover 36 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for anterior, like: foregoing, forward, antecedent, atlantal, before, earlier, former, front, preceding, previous and prior.