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Antonyms for antecedently
Grammar : Adj, adv |
Spell : an-tuh-seed-nt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæn təˈsid nt |
Definition of antecedently
Origin :- late 14c. (n. and adj.), from Old French antecedent (14c.) or directly from Latin antecedentem (nominative antecedens), present participle of antecedere "go before, precede," from ante- "before" (see ante) + cedere "to yield" (see cede). Used as a noun in Latin philosophical writings.
- As in beforehand : adj early
- As in previously : adv earlier
- As in before : adv earlier
- As in ahead : adv in front or advance of
- As in fore : adv in the front
- As in forward : adv toward the front in order, time
- I wish briefly to show that this was antecedently to have been expected.
- Extract from : « The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper » by Martin Farquhar Tupper
- He must baptize none but those that antecedently have right.
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory » by Baxter Richard
- We were created in the Son of Gods love, antecedently to our redemption by Him.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians » by G. G. Findlay
- It is antecedently true only if it can bring about these changes.
- Extract from : « The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey » by Delton Loring Geyer
- But who could know, antecedently to experience, whether there was a reason or not?
- Extract from : « A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive » by John Stuart Mill
- Antecedently, therefore, we expect the old Negro to be worse than his son.
- Extract from : « Twentieth Century Negro Literature » by Various
- This conclusion settled Cornwallis's fate, antecedently but finally.
- Extract from : « Types of Naval Officers » by A. T. Mahan
- Whatever definition be given of miracles, such exceptional phenomena must at least be antecedently incredible.
- Extract from : « Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) » by Walter Richard Cassels
- They deny that there is any thing in the nature of man, antecedently to his act of willing, that possesses a moral character.
- Extract from : « Calvinistic Controversy » by Wilbur Fisk
- With inexorable logic, each conclusion is deduced from what has been antecedently admitted as indisputable.
- Extract from : « The Jesuits, 1534-1921 » by Thomas J. Campbell
Synonyms for antecedently
- a while ago
- advanced
- advancing
- afore
- aforetime
- ahead
- ahead of time
- alee
- along
- already
- ante
- antecedently
- anteriorly
- at an advantage
- at one time
- at the head
- away back
- back
- back when
- before
- before now
- before present
- beforehand
- earlier
- ere
- erstwhile
- first
- fore
- foremost
- former
- formerly
- forth
- forward
- forwards
- gone
- gone by
- heretofore
- hitherto
- in advance
- in anticipation
- in days gone by
- in days of yore
- in front
- in old days
- in the foreground
- in the lead
- in the past
- into prominence
- into view
- leading
- long ago
- near
- nearest
- on
- once
- one-shot
- onward
- onwards
- out
- past
- precedent
- precedently
- preceding
- precendently
- precocious
- previous
- previously
- progressing
- since
- sooner
- then
- time was
- to the fore
- until now
- up to now
- vanward
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