Late
Late adjective - (used especially of persons) of the immediate past.
Usage example: our late President is still very active
Previous is a synonym for late in dead topic. In some cases you can use "Previous" instead the word "Late" as an adjective or an adverb, when it comes to topics like precede. popular alternative
Previous
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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More so tragic is the fact that Stoic had been trying to do what Hiccup had done in the previous film, The Chief was so dead center on eliminating the dragon scourge to berk that any reasoning Hiccup tried to offer fell on deaf ears till it was all too late.
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She's also late to the party she herself set up by destroying GLaDOS in the previous game.
Source: Late to the Tragedy -
Sort of like how the comic had been going up late often the week previous to it and John did indeed miss the previous Thursday's update.
Source: Webcomic / The Word Weary
Cite this Source
Previous and Late. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/late/previous
Late & Previous. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/late/previous>.
Previous or Late. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/late/previous.
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