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EX POST FACTO Antonyms

There are 4 antonyms of the phrase ex post facto. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For EX POST FACTO

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antecedent
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• preceding in time or order

noun

• someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

• a preceding occurrence or cause or event

• anything that precedes something similar in time

• the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun

former
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

noun

• the first of two or the first mentioned of two

adjective satellite

• belonging to some prior time

• (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

• belonging to the distant past

preceding
adjectiveadj
adjective

• existing or coming before

adjective satellite

• of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

prior
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
noun

• the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

adjective satellite

• earlier in time

Alternatives for ANTECEDENT

Alternatives for FORMER

Alternatives for PRECEDING

Alternatives for PRIOR

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