PRECEDENCE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word precedence. (close relations)
Definition of PRECEDENCE
Best Alternative Words for PRECEDENCE
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priority | nounn | |||||||
noun • status established in order of importance or urgency • preceding in time | ||||||||
antecedence | nounn | |||||||
noun • preceding in time | ||||||||
anteriority | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head • preceding in time | ||||||||
predominance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being predominant over others • the quality of being more noticeable than anything else | ||||||||
preeminence | nounn | |||||||
noun • high status importance owing to marked superiority | ||||||||
preference | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strong liking • a predisposition in favor of something • the right or chance to choose • grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties) | ||||||||
preponderance | nounn | |||||||
noun • superiority in power or influence • a superiority in numbers or amount • exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight | ||||||||
primacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being first in importance | ||||||||
superiority | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being superior • the quality of being at a competitive advantage • displaying a sense of being better than others • the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits | ||||||||
precedency | nounn | |||||||
noun • status established in order of importance or urgency • preceding in time • the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) | ||||||||
antecedency | nounn | |||||||
noun • preceding in time | ||||||||
precession | nounn | |||||||
noun • the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone • the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) |