Previous - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 09/11/2025

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Previous.

8 letter answer(s) to previous

  1. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
  2. do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
  3. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
  4. well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"

6 letter answer(s) to previous

  1. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
  2. belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
  3. belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
  4. earlier
  5. referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one"
  6. the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"

4 letter answer(s) to previous

  1. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
  2. after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"
  3. at an advanced age or stage; "she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career"
  4. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"
  5. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"
  6. having died recently; "her late husband"
  7. in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enfor
  1. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past"
  2. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
  3. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
  4. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
  5. so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past"
  6. the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"

5 letter answer(s) to previous

  1. earlier in time
  2. the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

Frequently asked questions about ‘Previous’

What's the best solution for Previous?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Previous is LATE. Other possible answers include FOREGONE, FORMER, PAST, PRIOR.

How many solutions are there for Previous?

We have found 5 possible answers for the crossword clue Previous.

Which crosswords feature clues like Previous?

Clues like Previous often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Independent Inquisitor, Sunday People, Sunday Express, The Sun Two Speed, The Guardian Quick, among others.


Other crossword clues with similar answers to 'Previous'

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Behind19
Over18
Former10
Earlier6
Long ago6
Erstwhile5
Overdue5
Held up4
Bygone3
Eleventh-hour3
Gone by3
Running ___3
Tardy3
After2
Behind schedule2
Delayed2
Ex-2
Head of a religious order2
History2
How one might run2
Later than2
Monastery head2
Preceding2
Rap sheet listing2
Recent2
Record listing2
Time gone by2
... and the rest rising not soon enough1
ABBA remix featuring zero bass is a massive grower in Africa1
After curfew1
After midnight, say1
After the bell1
After the buzzer1
After the hour1
After the whistle1
Apprentice dined and departed1
Auld lang syne, with "the1
… and others got up tardily1
Before, with "to"1
Behind schedule, learner driver worried1
Behind time1
Behind us all1
Better than never?1
Better ___ than never1
Beyond1
Coming before one to ask insensitively for a hearing?1
Creator? Not now1
Dad’s time — history!1
Dad’s time is gone1
Delayed break, losing 6-01

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