Older and Previous

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Older adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.

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Previous is a synonym for older. In some cases you can use "Previous" instead an adjective "Older".

Previous adjective - Going before another in time or order.

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Older is a synonym for previous. Sometimes you can use "Older" instead an adjective "Previous".

Nearby Word: previously

It's just that thanks to the Dawson Casting, people tend to remember the previous cinematic Spider-Men as being much older.

Source: Older Than They Think / Film
Hilbert, Hilda, Serena, and Calem are implied to be much older than previous protagonists while Nate and Rosa seem somewhat older.

Source: Fanon / Pokémon
Early-Bird Cameo: Downplayed — Yoshitake's older sister was one of the girls bullying Motoharu in the previous episode before her debut.

Source: Manga / Daily Lives of High School Boys

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Previous or Older. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/older/previous.

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