prior to

ADJECTIVE

preparatory

Synonyms

STRONGEST

preliminary previous

WEAK

before elementary in advance of in anticipation of inductive opening precautionary prefatory prelusive prep preparative primary

Antonyms

WEAK

auxiliary supplementary

ADVERB

before

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ahead back previously since sooner

WEAK

afore aforetime ante antecedently anteriorly before present ere fore former formerly forward heretofore in advance in days of yore in front in the old days in the past past precendently previous up to now

Antonyms

WEAK

after afterward behind later

PREPOSITION

above

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exceeding

WEAK

before beyond superior to surpassing

Antonyms

WEAK

below deficient inferior

PREPOSITION

before

Synonyms

STRONGEST

since

WEAK

ahead of ante antecedent to anterior to ere in advance of in front of preceding previous to

Antonyms

WEAK

after afterward behind later

PREPOSITION

Synonyms

WEAK

before in front of on over upon

PREPOSITION

until

Synonyms

WEAK

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

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He acknowledged being at LaGuardia Airport approximately an hour prior to the bombing, having returned to New York from Cleveland.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026

They will have to declare donations above £2,230 received prior to officially becoming a candidate.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

To identify them prior to that, we flagged applications for stays of execution.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

The call against Croatia never would have been made prior to the in-ball sensor, which arrived via cricket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

Remarkably, prior to the nova of 1571, Copernicus had only one firm supporter: Rheticus.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

prior to

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