Earliest and Succeeding

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Earliest adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.

Usage example: the earliest computers were massive machines that practically filled up a room

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Succeeding is an antonym for earliest.

Succeeding adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.

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Earliest is an antonym for succeeding.

Nearby Words: succeed, succeeded

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