" anteriorly "

1: so as to precede something in order of time;

  * e.g., " ... archaeological artifacts are all that we have of those ancient people who flourished anteriorly of the invention of writing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  afore,

•  ahead,

•  already,

•  antecedently,

•  before,

•  beforehand,

•  earlier,

•  formerly,

•  preliminarily,

•  previously

•  Antonyms : 

•  after,

•  afterward,

•  later

1: being at or in the forward part or surface of something;

  * e.g., " ... the anterior chamber of the eye is bounded in front by the cornea "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fore,

•  forward,

•  front,

•  frontal,

•  frontward

•  Antonyms : 

•  aft,

•  after,

•  hind,

•  hinder,

•  hindmost,

•  posterior,

•  rear,

•  rearward

2: going before another in time or order;

  * e.g., " ... fossils from an anterior geologic age "

•  Synonyms : 

•  antecedent,

•  foregoing,

•  former,

•  precedent,

•  preceding,

•  previous,

•  prior

•  Antonyms : 

•  after,

•  ensuing,

•  following,

•  later,

•  posterior,

•  subsequent,

•  succeeding