Anterior synonyms and antonyms

ăn-tîr'ē-ər

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foregoing
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
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forward
Of, relating to, or done in preparation for the future:
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antecedent
Earlier, either in time or order.
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atlantal
Anterior; cephalic
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before
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earlier
Comparative form of early: more early
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former
​ first of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.
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front
(Phonet.) Articulated with the tongue in a position toward the front of the mouth
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previous
(Informal) Premature; occurring too soon.
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prior
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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precedent
(Now rare) Coming before in a particular order or arrangement; preceding, foregoing. [from 15th c.]
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preceding
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
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past
(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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forehand
(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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Anterior Sentence Examples

  • The anterior end of body always shows some "cephalization."

  • When the pericardium is cut open from above in an animal otherwise entire, the anterior face of the kidney is seen forming the posterior wall of the pericardial chamber; on the deep edge of this face, a little to the left of the attachment of the auricle to the floor of the pericardium, is seen a depression; this depression contains the opening from the pericardium into the kidney.

  • The most important of these opens by the ventral pedal pore, situated in the median line in the anterior half of the foot.

  • Animal fixed by the shell, the last whorls of which are not in contact with each other; foot small; two anterior pedal tentacles.

  • Visceral sac and shell coiled in one plane; foot divided transversely into two parts, posterior part bearing an operculum, anterior part forming a fin provided with a sucker.

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