Classes Abstract Relations Order Consecutive Order
Consecutive Order
Verbs
precede
come before, come first
head, lead, take the lead
lead the way, lead the dance
be in the vanguard
introduce, usher in
have the pas
set the fashion etc. (influence) Influence
open the ball
take precedence, have precedence
have the start etc. (get before) [Going before.] Precession
prefix
premise, prelude, preface.
Adjectives
preceding etc. v.
precedent, antecedent
anterior
prior etc. Priority
before
former
foregoing
beforementioned, abovementioned, aforementioned
aforesaid, said
precursory, precursive
prevenient, preliminary, prefatory, introductory
prelusive, prelusory
proemial, preparatory.
Nouns
sequence, coming after
going after etc. (following) [Going after.] Sequence
consecution, succession
posteriority etc. Posteriority . continuation
order of succession
successiveness
paracme. secondariness
subordinancy etc. (inferiority) Inferiority . afterbirth, afterburden
placenta, secundines [Med.] .
Verbs
succeed
come after, come on, come next
follow, ensue, step into the shoes of
alternate. place after, suffix, append.
Adverbs
after, subsequently
behind etc. (rear) Rear .
Nouns
precursor, antecedent, precedent, predecessor
forerunner, vancourier, pioneer, prodrome, prodromos, prodromus, outrider
leader, bellwether
herald, harbinger
foreboding
dawn
avant-courier, avant-garde, bellmare, forelooper, foreloper, stalking-horse, preamble, preface, prologue, foreword, protasis, proemium, prolusion, proem, prolepsis [Gramm.] , prolegomena, prefix, introduction
heading, frontispiece, groundwork
preparation etc. Preparation
overture, symphony
premises. prefigurement etc. Prediction
omen etc. Omen .
Adjectives
precursory
prelusive, prelusory, preludious
proemial, introductory, prefatory, prodromous, inaugural, preliminary
precedent etc. (prior) Priority .
Phrases
a precedent embalms a principle" [Disraeli] .
Nouns
sequel, suffix, successor
tail, queue, train, wake, trail, rear
retinue, suite
appendix, postscript
epilogue
peroration
codicil
continuation, sequela
appendage
heelpiece
tag, more last words
colophon. aftercome, aftergrowth, afterpart, afterpiece, aftercourse, afterthought, aftergame
second thoughts
outgrowth.
Nouns
beginning, commencement, opening, outset, incipience, inception, inchoation
introduction etc. (precursor) Precursor
alpha, initial
inauguration, debut, le premier pas, rising of the curtain
maiden speech
outbreak, onset, brunt
initiative, move, first move
narrow end of the wedge, thin end of the wedge
fresh start, new departure. origin etc. (cause) [Constant antecedent] . Cause
source, rise
bud, germ etc. [Constant antecedent] . Cause
egg, rudiment
genesis, primogenesis, birth, nativity, cradle, infancy
start, inception, creation, starting point etc. [Initial motion from.] Departure
dawn etc. (morning) Morning [Noon.]
evolution. title-page
head, heading
van etc. (front) Front
caption, fatihah. entrance, entry
inlet, orifice, mouth, chops, lips, porch, portal, portico, propylon, door
gate, gateway
postern, wicket, threshold, vestibule
propylaeum
skirts, border etc. (edge) Edge . first stage, first blush, first glance, first impression, first sight. rudiments, elements, outlines, grammar, alphabet, ABC.
Verbs
begin, start, commence
conceive, open, dawn, set in, take its rise, enter upon, enter
set out etc. (depart) [Initial motion from.] Departure
embark in
incept. initiate, launch, inaugurate. inchoate, rise, arise, originate. usher in
lead off, lead the way
take the lead, take the initiative
head
stand at the head, stand first, stand for
lay the foundations etc. (prepare) Preparation
found etc. (cause) [Constant antecedent] . Cause
set up, set on foot, agoing, set abroach, set the ball in motion
apply the match to a train
broach
open up, open the door to. get underway, set about, get to work, set to work, set to
make a beginning, make a start. handsel
take the first step, lay the first stone, cut the first turf
break ground, break the ice, break cover
pass the Rubicon, cross the Rubicon
open fire, open the ball
ventilate, air
undertake etc. Undertaking . come into existence, come into the world
make one's debut, take birth
burst forth, break out
spring up, spring forth, crop up, pop up, appear, materialize. begin at the beginning, begin de novo
start afresh, make a fresh start, take it from the top, shuffle the cards, reshuffle the cards, resume, recommence.
Adjectives
beginning etc. v.
initial, initiatory, initiative
inceptive, introductory, incipient
proemial, inaugural
inchoate, inchoative
embryonic, rudimental
primogenial
primeval, primitive, primordial etc. (old) Oldness
aboriginal
natal, nascent. first, foremost, leading
maiden. begun etc. v.
just begun etc. v..
Adverbs
at the beginning, in the beginning, c. n.
first, in the first place, first and foremost
in the bud, in embryo, in its infancy
from the beginning, from its birth
Phrases
let's get going!, let's get this show on the road!, up and at 'em!
Nouns
end, close, termination
desinence, conclusion, finis, finale, period, term, terminus, endpoint, last, omega
extreme, extremity
gable end, butt end, fag-end
tip, nib, point
tail etc. (rear) Rear
verge etc. (edge) Edge
tag, peroration
bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard. consummation, denouement
finish etc. (completion) Completion
fate
doom, doomsday
crack of doom, day of Judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain
goal, destination
limit, determination
expiration, expiry, extinction, extermination
death etc. Death
end of all things
finality
eschatology. break up, commencement de la fin, last stage, turning point
coup de grace, deathblow
knock-out-blow
sockdolager [U.S.] .
Verbs
end, close, finish, terminate, conclude, be all over
expire
die etc. Death
come-, draw-to-a-close etc. n.
have run its course
run out, pass away. bring to an end etc. n.
put an end to, make an end of
determine
get through
achieve etc. (complete) Completion
stop etc. (make to cease) [Change from action to rest.] Cessation
shut up shop
hang up one's fiddle.
Adjectives
ending etc. v.
final, terminal, definitive
crowning etc. (completing) Completion
last, ultimate
hindermost
rear etc. Rear
caudal
vergent. conterminate, conterminous, conterminable. ended etc. v.
at an end
settled, decided, over, played out, set at rest
conclusive. penultimate
last but one, last but two, c. unbegun, uncommenced
fresh.
Adverbs
finally etc. adj.
in fine
at the last
once for all.
Phrases
as high as Heaven and as deep as hell" [Beaumont and Fletcher]
Nouns
middle, midst, mediety, mean etc. Mean
medium, middle term
center etc. Centrality , mid-course etc. Mid-course
halfway house, nave, navel, omphalos
nucleus, nucleolus. equidistance, bisection, half distance
equator, diaphragm, midriff
intermediate etc. Interposition .
Adjectives
middle, medial, mesial [Med.] , mean, mid, median, average
middlemost, midmost
mediate
intermediate etc. (interjacent) Interposition
equidistant
central etc. Centrality
mediterranean, equatorial
homocentric.
Adverbs
in the middle
midway, halfway
midships, amidships, in medias res.
Nouns
continuity
consecution, consecutiveness etc. adj.
succession, round, suite, progression, series, train chain
catenation, concatenation
scale
gradation, course
ceaselessness, constant flow, unbroken extent. procession, column
retinue, cortege, cavalcade, rank and file, line of battle, array. pedigree, genealogy, lineage, race
ancestry, descent, family, house
line, line of ancestors
strain. rank, file, line, row, range, tier, string, thread, team
suit
colonnade.
Verbs
follow in a series, form a series etc. n.
fall in. arrange in a series, collate etc. n.
string together, file, thread, graduate, organize, sort, tabulate.
Adjectives
continuous, continued
consecutive
progressive, gradual
serial, successive
immediate, unbroken, entire
linear
in a line, in a row etc. n.
uninterrupted, unintermitting
unremitting, unrelenting (perseverence) Resolution .Existence
perennial, evergreen
constant.
Adverbs
continuously etc. adj.
seriatim
in a line etc. n.
in succession, in turn
running, gradually, step by step, at a stretch
in file, in column, in single file, in Indian file.
Nouns
discontinuity
disjunction etc. Disjunction
anacoluthon
interruption, break, fracture, flaw, fault, crack, cut
gap etc. (interval) Interval
solution of continuity, caesura
broken thread
parenthesis, episode, rhapsody, patchwork
intermission
alternation etc. (periodicity) Periodicity [Regularity of recurrence]
dropping fire.
Verbs
be discontinuous etc. adj.
alternate, intermit, sputter, stop and start, hesitate. discontinue, pause, interrupt
intervene
break, break in upon, break off
interpose etc. Interposition
break the thread, snap the thread
disconnect etc. (disjoin) Disjunction
dissever.
Adverbs
at intervals
by snatches, by jerks, by skips, by catches, by fits and starts
skippingly
Phrases
like 'angel visits few and far between'" [Campbell] .
Nouns
term, rank, station, stage, step
degree etc. [Relative quantity.] Degree
scale, remove, grade, link, peg, round of the ladder, status, position, place, point, mark, pas, period, pitch
stand, standing
footing, range.
Verbs
hold a place, occupy a place, find a place, fall into a place etc. n..