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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

earlier or former;

e.g. The job requires prior experience in P.R and advertising.

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Similar Words

Antecedent

Anterior

Arch

Archer

Big

Capital

Cardinal

Central

Chief

Dominant

First

Foregoing

Foremost

Former

Grand

Great

High-level

Key

Leading

Main

Master

Numero uno

Overbearing

Overmastering

Overriding

Paramount

Precedent

Preceding

Predominant

Preeminent

Preexisting

Premier

Previous

Primal

Primary

Principal

Sovereign

Supreme

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Opposite Words

Advanced

After

Closing

Collateral

Coming

Final

Following

Future

Inconsequential

Inconsiderable

Inferior

Insignificant

Last

Late

Later

Latest

Latter

Least

Minor

Negligible

Next

Posterior

Prospective

Secondary

Slight

Subordinate

Subsequent

Subsidiary

Terminal

Trifling

Trivial

Ulterior

Ultimate

Unborn

Unimportant

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Related Words

Advance

Aforementioned

Aforesaid

Beginning

Celebrated

Distinguished

Early

Eminent

Erstwhile

Famed

Famous

First

Foregoing

High-level

Illustrious

Important

Inaugural

Incomparable

Influential

Initial

Introductory

Maiden

Major

Matchless

Mighty

Momentous

Noble

Notable

Noteworthy

Original

Outstanding

Pioneer

Preexisting

Prefatory

Preliminary

Premature

Preparatory

Prestigious

Primary

Renowned

Said

Senior

Signal

Significant

Star

Stellar

Superior

Unequaled

Unparalleled

Unsurpassed

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