Current and Prior

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Current

Current adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.
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Prior is an antonym for current.
Nearby Words: currency, currently

Prior

Prior adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
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Current is an antonym for prior in earlier topic.
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  • Antagonist in Mourning Doctor Who: After all prior and current incarnations of the Doctor are taken out of time in "The Five Doctors", the man the Third Doctor called his "best enemy" is called in to rescue him by the Time Lords.
    Source: Antagonist in Mourning
  • Take Up My Sword: A prior Persona group had failed before them, and the current group is trying to hunt the ones who were behind it all.
    Source: Roleplay / Persona Requis Aeterna
  • Reincarnation Patton believed that he had been reincarnated several times prior to his "current" life.
    Source: Reincarnation
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