Main entry: preceding
Definition: existing or coming before
Antonyms: succeeding
Definition: coming after or following
Antonyms: below
Definition: at a later place
Antonyms: to a lower place, below, beneath, at a lower place
Definition: in or to a place that is lower
Antonyms: new
Definition: not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
Definition: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
Main entry: past, preceding, retiring
Definition: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
Usage: a retiring member of the board
Antonyms: incoming
Definition: entering upon a position of office vacated by another
Antonyms: incoming
Definition: arriving at a place or position