prior

Definitions

Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.

Denoting a belief or proposition arrived at without examination or experience.

Examples

You should have checked the prior arrangements before booking the flight.

The company requires prior approval from the manager for all travel expenses.

She had no prior experience in marketing, but she learned the job quickly.

Synonyms

previous earlier preceding former antecedent preliminary preparatory

Antonyms

subsequent following later succeeding ensuing posterior future