Synonyms of the word

previous

• adj. Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
• adj. (informal) Premature; acting or occurring too soon.
• n. (informal, Britain) An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions"); loosely, a track record…

early

• adj. At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
• adj. Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
• adj. Near the start or beginning.
• adj. Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
• adv. At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
• adv. Soon; in good time; seasonably.
• n. (informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.

former

• adj. Previous.
• adj. First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.
• n. Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.
• n. An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.
• n. (chiefly Britain, used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).

late

• adj. Near the end of a period of time.
• adj. Specifically, near the end of the day.
• adj. (usually not used comparatively) Associated with the end of a period.
• adj. Not arriving until after an expected time.
• adj. Not having had an expected menstrual period.
• adj. (not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions…
• adj. Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; departed, or gone out of office.
• adj. Recent — relative to the noun it modifies.
• n. (informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night.
• adv. After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.
• adv. formerly, especially in the context of service in a military unit.

old

• adj. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
• adj. Of an item that has been used and so is not new (unused).
• adj. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
• adj. (heading) Of an earlier time.
• adj. Tiresome.
• adj. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
• adj. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old,…
• adj. (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
• n. (with "the") People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

past

• n. The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
• n. (grammar) The past tense.
• adj. Having already happened; in the past; finished.
• adj. (postmodifier) Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
• adj. Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
• adj. (grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
• adv. in a direction that passes.
• adv. Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.
• prep. beyond in place, quantity or time.

preceding

• adj. Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
• v. present participle of precede.

premature

• adj. Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
• adj. Taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired.
• adj. (informal) Suffering from premature ejaculation.
• n. An infant born prematurely.