Synonyms for previously
pre·vi·ous·ly

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1. previously, antecedentlyadverb

   at an earlier time or formerly

   "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged"

   Synonyms:
   antecedently

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1. erenow

   archaic term, meaning before this time. i think it's a preposition, similar to before or after.

   the judges had always pardoned him erenow, but this time they tossed him into the dungeon.

   Submitted by goaldleaf on July 2, 2023  

2. priorly

   can be used as a synonym of "previously"

   the targets sam had priorly / previously set, were more important than his job.

   Submitted by shirani on May 17, 2020  

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1. previouslyadjective

   Synonyms:
   before, antecedently, beforehand

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1. List of paraphrases for "previously":

   earlier, formerly, already, before, above, prior, beforehand, sooner, ago, earller, former

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1. Penny Ward:

   It is however encouraging that the overall proportion of cases with persistent symptoms is reduced in patients that were previously fully vaccinated, which taken together with the milder overall illness and reduction in need for hospital care demonstrates the additional worth of vaccination in reducing severity of illness for individuals.

2. Juana Willumsen:

   We haven't previously had recommendations for under 5.

3. Clemens Binninger:

   Gerhard Schindler said. But German secret service officials have observed a disturbing new trend that combines the two threats. Radicals already in Germany are increasingly trying to penetrate the shelters that hold desperate and increasingly volatile refugees who made it to Germany. They have to be careful, because indigenous Islamists and Salafists could try to take advantage of the desperation of the refugees and to achieve their fanatical ideas, said Clemens Binninger, a member of Parliament. Much of the fear has been driven by the fact that ISIS has clearly stated its plan to send jihadists to Western Europe amid the refugee wave. Fighters with valid documents from European Union countries can enter and exit without being detected, and ISIS has reportedly seized hundreds of Syrian blank passports. As a result, European jihadists could be returning amid the wave, and fighters from Syria and Iraq could be sneaking into Western Europe under humanitarian cover, where they can slip into society using doctored documents. Assassins of Paris, of Brussels and the train between Paris and Amsterdam were either radicalized European Muslims or European jihadists, returned from the battlefields, they're making contact with the network of political Salafists, which have been previously recruited to ISIS. Turkey, a European Union member which has taken in an estimated 2 million refugees from Syria, blasted European nations for turning away refugees and making the continent a.

4. Vladimir Putin:

   Russia will continue, of course, to supply natural gas in accordance with volumes and prices... fixed in previously concluded contracts, the changes will only affect the currency of payment, which will be changed to Russian rubles.

5. Mike Finn:

   In some ways, (Cameron) was protected by the Lib Dems as the leader of a coalition government. It protected him from the right wing of his party, he is going to have to face up to some of his demands from his right that previously he has not had to accede to.