Following and Premier

Following

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

Premier is an antonym for following.

Nearby Words: follow, follower, followed

Premier

Premier adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Usage example: a space shuttle on its premier voyage

Following is an antonym for premier.

Nearby Words: premiere, premiership, premie

How words are described

certain certain following certain premier
former former following former premier

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / English Premier League Unfortunately the following season ended up being Liverpool's worst-ever Premier League season, and his second spell was cut short in May 2012.
  • Series / Sons Of Guns Will got together with Rich Wyatt from that show to co-host a documentary on the top 10 shootouts in history which aired following the season 2.5 premier.
  • Stalker Without a Crush On a darker note, after her defeat in the season 5 premier "The Cutie Map", Starlight Glimmer was spotted in the background of a few episodes, apparently following Twilight Sparkle around.
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