previously

1. 1.

   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”

   Synonymsantecedently

Questions about previously

What does previously mean?

previously means "at an earlier time or formerly".

How many syllables are in previously?

previously has 4 syllables: pre-vi-ou-sly. The stress falls on "pre". In IPA it is /ˈpɹiviəsli/.

What is another word for previously?

Close synonyms include antecedently. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is previously a common word?

previously is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.