precedency

English Thesaurus

1. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	activity,
definition	:	any specific behavior (noun.act)

2. preceding in time (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	earliness,
definition	:	quality of coming early or earlier in time (noun.attribute)

3. status established in order of importance or urgency (noun.state)

hypernym	:	high status,
definition	:	a position of superior status (noun.state)

hyponym	:	back burner,
definition	:	reduced priority (noun.state)

hyponym	:	front burner,
definition	:	top priority (noun.state)

4. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) (noun.act)

derivation	:	lead, precede,
definition	:	move ahead (of others) in time or space (verb.motion)

derivation	:	come before, precede,
definition	:	be the predecessor of (verb.social)

derivation	:	precede, predate,
definition	:	come before (verb.stative)

derivation	:	antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate,
definition	:	be earlier in time; go back further (verb.stative)

derivation	:	precedent,
definition	:	preceding in time, order, or significance (adj.all)

5. preceding in time (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	posteriority, subsequence, subsequentness,
definition	:	following in time (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	prioritise, prioritize,
definition	:	assign a priority to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate,
definition	:	be earlier in time; go back further (verb.stative)

derivation	:	antecedent,
definition	:	preceding in time or order (adj.all)

derivation	:	anterior, prior,
definition	:	earlier in time (adj.all)

derivation	:	precedent,
definition	:	preceding in time, order, or significance (adj.all)

6. status established in order of importance or urgency (noun.state)

derivation	:	prioritise, prioritize,
definition	:	assign a priority to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	precedential,
definition	:	having precedence (especially because of longer service) (adj.all)

7. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) (noun.act)

derivation	:	lead, precede,
definition	:	move ahead (of others) in time or space (verb.motion)

derivation	:	come before, precede,
definition	:	be the predecessor of (verb.social)

derivation	:	precede, predate,
definition	:	come before (verb.stative)

derivation	:	antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate,
definition	:	be earlier in time; go back further (verb.stative)

derivation	:	precedent,
definition	:	preceding in time, order, or significance (adj.all)

8. preceding in time (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	posteriority, subsequence, subsequentness,
definition	:	following in time (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	prioritise, prioritize,
definition	:	assign a priority to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate,
definition	:	be earlier in time; go back further (verb.stative)

derivation	:	antecedent,
definition	:	preceding in time or order (adj.all)

derivation	:	anterior, prior,
definition	:	earlier in time (adj.all)

derivation	:	precedent,
definition	:	preceding in time, order, or significance (adj.all)

9. status established in order of importance or urgency (noun.state)

derivation	:	prioritise, prioritize,
definition	:	assign a priority to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	precedential,
definition	:	having precedence (especially because of longer service) (adj.all)