Definition for Anterior:

• Before in time or place; previous; in front.

Synonyms for Anterior:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • anterior.
  •antecedent (adjective)
  • more precursory,
  • more precedent,
  • most precursory,
  • pre-cursory,
  • most precedent,
  • pre cursory,
  • preliminary.
  •first (adjective)
  • head-most,
  • in beginning,
  • head most,
  • more beginning,
  • incipient,
  • elementary,
  • most opening,
  • more ahead,
  • most headmost,
  • most beginning,
  • most ahead,
  • more primogenial,
  • primeval,
  • most fundamental,
  • most primogenial,
  • more opening,
  • in-augural,
  • more headmost,
  • right front,
  • in augural,
  • more inaugural,
  • be ginning,
  • most inaugural,
  • be-ginning.
  •foregoing (adjective)
  • more above,
  • fore-going,
  • more aforementioned,
  • more aforestated,
  • most aforementioned,
  • fore going,
  • most above,
  • most aforestated.
  •former (adjective)
  • more ex,
  • Whilom,
  • by-gone,
  • more ex-,
  • most ex-,
  • de parted,
  • more sometime,
  • most whilom,
  • most ex,
  • de-parted,
  • most sometime,
  • more whilom,
  • by gone.
  •forward (adjective)
  • most facial,
  • most ventral,
  • more facial,
  • fore most,
  • fore-most,
  • more ventral.
  •front (adjective)
  • in the foreground,
  • top most,
  • topmost,
  • Vanward.
  •past (adjective)
  • gone by,
  • over and done,
  • forgotten.
  •preceding (adjective)
  • forerunning,
  • aforeknown,
  • prevenient,
  • one time,
  • pre-existent,
  • Precursive,
  • prodromal,
  • preexistent,
  • supra.
  •previous (adjective)
  • exest.
  •prior (adjective)
  • most preexisting,
  • pre existing,
  • more preexisting.

• n.

  •
  • time.
  •anterior (noun)
  • frontal,
  • prefrontal,
  • fore,
  • front tooth.
  •front (noun)
  • face,
  • forepart,
  • forefront,
  • bow,
  • leader,
  • avant-garde,
  • nose,
  • vanguard,
  • point,
  • scout.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • pectoral,
  • urogenital,
  • cervical,
  • thoracic,
  • prehensile.
  •
  • site,
  • topical,
  • hyperactive,
  • precedent.
  •
  • function.
  •
  • advance.
  •
  • open.

Paraphrases for Anterior:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    antecedent.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    ante, predecessor.

Antonyms for Anterior:

• adj.

  • all
    posterior.
  • beginning, prior
    ending, current, future, subsequent, following, present, after.
  • Other antonyms:
    concluding, terminal, hindmost, final, closing, dorsal, last, latest, ultimate, latter, advanced, consequent, back, late.

Anterior Sentence Examples:

• In the course of government anterior to 1789, so far was the third estate from being nothing, that it had been every day becoming greater and stronger.

• In order to describe a being whose character gives a momentous interest to the petty events of the present drama and to the anterior lives of the actors in it, it may be useful to give a summary of the ideas which find expression in the being of an Old Maid, - remembering always that the habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the physical presence.

Homophones for Anterior:

• anointer, anemometer, andorra, annotator, andrew, amatory, ametria, animator, anemometry, andreaea, ammeter, andira, anteater, anther, ammonia water, amendatory, amateur, another, antheraea, antihero.

Hypernym for Anterior:

• n.

  • body
    bucktooth.

Hyponym for Anterior:

• n.

  • body
    tooth.