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Antecedency

The state or condition of being antecedent; priority.

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Broader term 1

Earliness 76% connected

The state of being early or forward; promptness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 2

Anterior 74% connected

Before in time; antecedent.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Anterior 74% connected

Before in time; antecedent.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 5

Antecedence 92% connected

The act or state of going before in time; precedence.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Anteriority 92% connected

The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Precedence 92% connected

Alt. of Precedency

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Precedency 92% connected

The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Priority 92% connected

The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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