Initial and Previous

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

Usage example: you've resolved my initial complaint, but now I have a new question

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Previous and initial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Previous" instead an adjective "Initial".

Previous adjective - Going before another in time or order.

Usage example: the previous math problem also included a reference to store discounts

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Initial and previous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Initial" instead an adjective "Previous".

Nearby Word: previously

At PAX Prime 2012, they retooled the game (mostly due to the previous iteration being plagued by technical problems and a sluggish pace) into a single-person quiz show with challenges, similar to the initial concept except for one person at a time, and this is how it has been done since.

Source: Lets Play / The Runaway Guys
The official databook for the manga released alongside volume 23 changed the ages of several characters compared to their initial ones in previous databooks.

Source: Retcon / Anime and Manga
A Reconstruction accepts the criticisms of the initial fantasy made in the previous Deconstruction and then modifies it into something that would resemble the original trope, but still work in reality.

Source: Reconstruction

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