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

Example sentences :

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

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