Antonyms for prior
ˈpraɪ ərpri·or

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1. prior

   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, previous

   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.]

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1. prior

   Synonyms:
   preceding, previous, former, antecedent, precedent, earlier, anterior, foregoing

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prioradjective

   the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

   Antonyms:
   subsequent

2. anterior, prior(a)adjective

   earlier in time

   Antonyms:
   subsequent

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1. prioradjective

   Synonyms:
   previous, former, antedecent, anterior

How to use prior in a sentence?

1. Mark Parrington:

   If I look at the time series, we see sort of equivalent levels of intensity, but for not for three weeks, you know, I think the longest one prior was maybe a couple of weeks or 10 days or something like that, so much more isolate.

2. Crystal Alvarez:

   It has been busier than prior school years when there was no pandemic, now with any mild cold or a sore throat or anything like that they have to be sent to the nurse's office.

3. Roger Stone:

   Although there are private communications contained in the warrants, they prove no crime. I have no trepidation about their release, there is, to this day, no evidence that I had or knew about the source or content of the Wikileaks disclosures prior to their public release.

4. Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman:

   The call was received approximately 12 hours prior to the discovery of the victims.

5. Shaina Louis:

   Prior to Birthright AFRICA, I had a lot of pent up resentment and antagonism due to a history that I felt my people had no say in. For those of us in the diaspora, our history, according to the textbooks, starts with slavery. I was doubtful and kind of cynical about what the future held not only for me as an individual, but also for black people as a whole.

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