Forward
Previous
Previous adjective - Going before another in time or order.
Forward and previous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forward" instead the word "Previous" as an adverb or an adjective.
Nearby Word: previously
Both words in one sentence
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A light mysteriously appears in the previous area, spinning you forward again; but by the time you get back to where she should be, you're in more of the factory instead.
Source: Video Game / Limbo -
This game had a similar time system but involved more straight-forward, item-based puzzles than the previous game.
Source: Video Game / Laura Bow - It's a quasi jump forward in time referring to and before a redoing of a previous serious of events the readers haven't seen yet.
Source: Foreshadowing / Web Comics
Cite this Source
Previous and Forward. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/forward/previous
Forward & Previous. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/forward/previous>.
Previous or Forward. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/forward/previous.
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