Preceding and Unborn

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Preceding adjective - Going before another in time or order.

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Unborn is an antonym for preceding.

Nearby Words: precede, precedent, precedence, preceded

Unborn adjective - Of a time after the present.

Usage example: a home entertainment system that can be adapted for products as yet unborn

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Preceding is an antonym for unborn.

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Unborn and Preceding. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/preceding/unborn

Preceding & Unborn. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/preceding/unborn>.

Unborn or Preceding. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/preceding/unborn.

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