Ahead
Ahead adjective - Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
Previous
Previous adjective - Going before another in time or order.
Ahead and previous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ahead" instead the word "Previous" as an adjective or an adverb.
Nearby Word: previously
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Time Skip: After the last scene in the previous game, this game skips two years ahead.
Source: Video Game / Jak II: Renegade -
Distant Finale: The final chapter leaps ahead five years from the previous chapters.
Source: Manga / Bokura no Hentai -
Distant Finale: The last episode of Season 2 jumps ahead 20 years, and shows us what's happened since the previous episode.
Source: Manga / Mahoromatic
Cite this Source
Previous and Ahead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ahead/previous
Ahead & Previous. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ahead/previous>.
Previous or Ahead. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ahead/previous.
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