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Existing or coming before in time or order

Former or previous

Superseding others in importance or status

Mentioned earlier or higher on the same page

Preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important

Existing in or as part of a tradition

A high-ranking member of a monastery

A member of a mendicant Christian order

(informal, British) An existing criminal record

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Adjective

Existing or coming before in time or order

“I had no prior knowledge that he would be coming to the party.”

Adjective

Former or previous

in the good old days

in the olden days

of a former period

of an earlier time

once upon a time

down memory lane

ancient history

dead and buried

over and done with

sunk in oblivion

more ❯

“Her prior residence was a little village in the boondocks.”

Adjective

Superseding others in importance or status

of greatest importance

of prime importance

highest ranking

first and foremost

of supreme importance

of greatest significance

highest-ranking

at the leading edge

at the cutting edge

highly regarded

of the first rank

out of this world

top-of-the-line

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

beyond comparison

top of the line

top of the range

of high quality

without parallel

of the highest quality

of the highest standard

of the first water

greatest possible

in a class of its own

too good to be true

highest quality

of the first order

in the ascendancy

top-of-the-range

greatest amount of

industry leading

a cut above the rest

of the highest order

one-in-a-million

record-breaking

of a high standard

of highest order

in a class all by itself

exceptionally good

in a class of one's own

above and beyond

without an equal

state-of-the-art

executive level

out-of-this-world

better than usual

of the best quality

better than average

recognizable^US

out of the ordinary

holding the reins

globally competitive

dream come true

picture-perfect

beyond description

better than the best

the best of the best

recognisable^UK

internationally competitive

vitally important

of great consequence

of the utmost importance

earth-shattering

worthy of admiration

worthy of commendation

immensely skilled

highly qualified

exceptionally skilled

supremely skilled

extraordinarily skilled

well thought of

never to be forgotten

not to be forgotten

plenipotentiary

stamped on your memory

fixed in the mind

more than human

most influential

most illustrious

most noticeable

most significant

most favourable

most advantageous

most appropriate

most outstanding

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“The substance should be considered as prior to, and of more weight than, the accident.”

Adjective

Mentioned earlier or higher on the same page

above-mentioned

earlier mentioned

formerly mentioned

previously mentioned

previously described

previously stated

ancient history

in the olden days

in the good old days

down memory lane

prior mentioned

mentioned earlier

beforementioned

spoken of earlier

more ❯

“The prior graph illustrates that more gamers are playing Fornite than Call of Duty.”

Adjective

Preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important

meat-and-potatoes

rough and ready

unindustrialized

in an early stage

meat and potatoes

rough-and-tumble

rough-and-ready

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Adjective

Existing in or as part of a tradition

traditionalistic

archconservative

paleoconservative

ultraconservative

long-established

dyed-in-the-wool

middle-of-the-road

ultra-conservative

backward-looking

right of center

counterrevolutionary

conventionalist

unreconstructed

set in one's ways

behind the times

stick in the mud

counter-revolutionary

stick-in-the-mud

of the true faith

anachronistical

individualistic

set in your ways

set in one's opinions

fixed in one's views

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Noun

A high-ranking member of a monastery

man of the cloth

woman of the cloth

assistant curate

person of the cloth

clergyman/woman

member of clergy

turn-around collar

“In former times, there were in larger monasteries, besides the prior and the sub-prior, also a third, fourth and sometimes even a fifth prior.”

Noun

A member of a mendicant Christian order

Noun

(informal, British) An existing criminal record

previous conviction

criminal record

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