Previous
Previous adjective - Going before another in time or order.
Swan song and previous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swan song" instead an adjective "Previous".
Nearby Word: previously
Swan song
Swan song noun - A final performance or effort (especially before retirement).
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- Not to be confused with Shapeshifter Swan Song, which is just a shapeshifter's pre-mortem cycling of their previous forms.
Source: Swan Song - Warren Zevon's final album The Wind carried a much more depressing tone than his previous albums, as Zevon was dying of lung cancer and the album was meant to be his swan song.
Source: Reality Subtext - There is a sequel in the works called The Swan Song which was not posted when the previous troper wrote their comment.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Glee
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Swan song and Previous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/previous/swan_song
Previous & Swan song. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/previous/swan_song>.
Swan song or Previous. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/previous/swan_song.
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