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Preceding vs Subsequent - What's the difference?

preceding | subsequent |

As adjectives the difference between preceding and subsequent

is that preceding is occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence while subsequent is following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.

As a verb preceding

is present participle of lang=en.

preceding

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(-)
  • Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
    • On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.

    Antonyms

    * succeeding

    Verb

    (head)

    • subsequent

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
    • Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
  • Following in order of place; succeeding.

    • Derived terms

    * subsequently

    Related terms

    * consequent