Next and Previously

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Next adverb - At the time or occasion immediately following.

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Previously is an antonym for next.

Previously adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.

Usage example: he had prepared the meat stocks previously so as to make things easier on the day of the big dinner

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Next is an antonym for previously.

Nearby Word: previous

The Danganronpa series has a lot of characters, so if a previously minor one starts getting a lot of screentime, that person will either be the next victim or the next victim's killer.

Source: A Death In The Limelight / Video Games
The EP was cancelled and replaced with Hypothermia, half the next album (previously called Hypothermia) was scrapped, and it was renamed Identity.

Source: Music / The Crystalline Effect
Of course, for the rest of the fandom, everyone knows that the next album will piss off fans of the previously album.

Source: Mohs Scale of Lyrical Hardness

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Previously and Next. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/next/previously

Next & Previously. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/next/previously>.

Previously or Next. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/next/previously.

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