Synonyms for previously
pre·vi·ous·ly

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1. previously, antecedentlyadverb

   at an earlier time or formerly

   "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged"

   Synonyms:
   antecedently

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1. erenow

   archaic term, meaning before this time. i think it's a preposition, similar to before or after.

   the judges had always pardoned him erenow, but this time they tossed him into the dungeon.

   Submitted by goaldleaf on July 2, 2023  

2. priorly

   can be used as a synonym of "previously"

   the targets sam had priorly / previously set, were more important than his job.

   Submitted by shirani on May 17, 2020  

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1. previouslyadjective

   Synonyms:
   before, antecedently, beforehand

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1. List of paraphrases for "previously":

   earlier, formerly, already, before, above, prior, beforehand, sooner, ago, earller, former

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1. Joshua Hare:

   By providing a way to produce more bone cells, MSCs create the potential to keep people active for much longer than previously possible and thus improve overall quality of life for seniors.

2. Chief Executive Ian Lowitt:

   As banks and other financial players pull away, talent is coming onto the market. That puts us in a position that we can hire some people that previously probably wouldn't have come to firms like ours.

3. Roger Stone:

   I have never discussed a pardon, the only person that I have advocated a pardon for, as we have discussed previously, is a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey.

4. Stefan Wittmann:

   There will be considerably more branch closures and more job losses than previously announced.

5. Tatiana Lysenko:

   Inflationary pressures in emerging European economies are proving to be more persistent than we anticipated, eMEA central banks will continue to navigate a complicated landscape, seeking a balance between supporting the recovery and anchoring inflation expectations in an environment where supply-side pressures may last longer than previously anticipated.