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prior to

[ prahy-er ]SEE DEFINITION OF prior to
  • as inpreparatory
  • as inyet
  • as inbefore
  • as inuntil
  • as into
  • as inabove

Synonyms for prior to

  • preliminary
  • previous
  • before
  • elementary
  • in advance of
  • in anticipation of
  • inductive
  • opening
  • precautionary
  • prefatory
  • prelusive
  • prep
  • preparative
  • primary
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Antonyms for prior to

  • auxiliary
  • supplementary
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

MORE RELATED WORDS FOR PRIOR TO

above

prepositionsuperior to
  • before
  • beyond
  • exceeding
  • prior to
  • superior to
  • surpassing

before

prepositionearlier than
  • ahead of
  • ante
  • antecedent to
  • anterior to
  • ere
  • in advance of
  • in front of
  • preceding
  • previous to
  • prior to
  • since

preparatory

adjectiveintroductory, basic
  • before
  • elementary
  • in advance of
  • in anticipation of
  • inductive
  • opening
  • precautionary
  • prefatory
  • preliminary
  • prelusive
  • prep
  • preparative
  • previous
  • primary
  • prior to

to

prepositionindicating position
  • before
  • in front of
  • on
  • over
  • prior to
  • upon

until

prepositionjust before
  • as far as
  • before
  • before the coming
  • continuously
  • down to
  • in advance of
  • in expectation
  • prior to
  • till
  • to
  • up till
  • up to

yet

adverbup until now
  • as yet
  • earlier
  • hitherto
  • prior to
  • so far
  • still
  • thus far
  • till
  • until now
  • up to now
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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