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Foregoing vs Abovementioned - What's the difference?

foregoing | abovementioned |

As adjectives the difference between foregoing and abovementioned

is that foregoing is occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence while abovementioned is mentioned above.

As a verb foregoing

is present participle of lang=en.

foregoing

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 14.
    • we may conclude, from the foregoing reasonings, that, as certain unity is requisite in all productions, it cannot be wanting in history more than in any other;

    Synonyms

    * preceding

    Antonyms

    * subsequent

    Verb

    (head)

    • abovementioned

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (literary) mentioned above
  • * 1881 , "The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776]", Connecticut, James Hammond Trumbull, Connecticut General Assembly, p. 543
    • … bended that the abovementioned two officers and one hundred and thirty-four men may be quartered in the towns of New- haven, Wallingford and Brani'ord, …

    Usage notes

    When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the'', and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. You can put it before a cardinal like ''the abovementioned two papers'' instead of ''the two abovementioned papers .

    Synonyms

    * aforementioned * aforesaid * mentioned * previously mentioned