Before
Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Not counting and before are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Not counting" instead an adverb "Before".
Not counting
Before and not counting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Before" instead an adverb phrase "Not counting".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Not counting this one instance, Goku doesn't use the Kaio-Ken for over seventeen years before he manages to combine it with his Super Saiyan Blue form and uses it during his battle against Hit.
Source: Chekhovs Skill / Anime and Manga -
Not counting tremendous environmental damage even before the first Vault was opened, causing the rampant growth of Eridium across the surface.
Source: Death World - In the last chapter (not counting the epilogue,) Celestia meets with a pair of spymaster ponies who are never seen before or after.
Source: Fan Fic / Elementals Of Harmony
Cite this Source
Not counting and Before. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/not_counting
Before & Not counting. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/not_counting>.
Not counting or Before. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/not_counting.
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