preceding
adjective
1. existing or coming before
Similar word(s): antecedent, above, foregoing, introductory, prefatorial, prefatory, precedent, premedical, preparative, preparatory, propaedeutic, old, previous
2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
Similar word(s): outgoing, past, retiring
Sentences with preceding as an adjective:
- On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.
verb
1. present participle of precede