Contemporary and Preceding

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Contemporary adjective - Existing or occurring at the same period of time.

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Preceding is an antonym for contemporary in topics: modern, existing.

Preceding adjective - Going before another in time or order.

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Contemporary is an antonym for preceding.

Nearby Words: precede, precedent, precedence, preceded

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Preceding and Contemporary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemporary/preceding

Contemporary & Preceding. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemporary/preceding>.

Preceding or Contemporary. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemporary/preceding.

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