Adjacent Words

Anterior definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANTE'RIOR, a. [L.]
1. Before in time or place; prior; antecedent; preceding in time.
2. Before or in front in place.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body [ant: posterior]
2: earlier in time [syn: anterior, prior] n
1: a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors" [syn: front tooth, anterior]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin, comparative of ante before — more at ante- Date: 1541 1. a. situated before or toward the front b. situated near or toward the head or part most nearly corresponding to a head 2. coming before in time or development Synonyms: see preceding • anteriorly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 nearer the front. 2 (often foll. by to) earlier, prior. Derivatives: anteriority n. anteriorly adv. Etymology: F antérieur or L anterior f. ante before

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Anterior An*te"ri*or, a. [L. anterior, comp. of ante before.] 1. Before in time; antecedent. Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius. --Sir G. C. Lewis. 2. Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior. Note: In comparative anatomy, anterior often signifies at or toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is often used for ventral. Syn: Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former; foregoing.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part. (MEDICAL) ...the left anterior descending artery. ? posterior ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Preceding, prior, previous, foregoing, going before. See antecedent. 2. Fore, front, in front.

Moby Thesaurus

album, ana, analects, antecedent, anticipatory, chief, ci-devant, collection, compilation, delectus, earlier, early, elder, exordial, first, florilegium, fore, foregoing, forehand, foremost, former, forward, front, frontal, garland, head, headmost, inaugural, initiatory, leading, miscellany, older, omnibus, posy, precedent, preceding, precessional, precurrent, precursory, preexistent, prefatory, preliminary, preludial, prelusive, preparatory, prevenient, previous, primary, prime, prior, proemial, propaedeutic, senior, treasure-house, treasury