Definitions

precedence

[pres-i-duhns, pri-seed-ns] / ˈprɛs ɪ dəns, prɪˈsid ns /

NOUN

highest in rank; first in order

Synonyms

STRONG

antecedence earliness lead precedency precession preeminence preexistence preference primary priority rank seniority superiority supremacy

WEAK

anteposition prevenience previousness

Antonyms

STRONG

subservience

WEAK

inferiority last lowest

Example Sentences

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Total spending on anime entertainment and merchandise in North America is projected to grow to $5.19 billion this year from $4.38 billion in 2025, according to Precedence Research.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Precedence is also a factor: Bills tend to go to the same committees year after year.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023

The global stationary energy storage market is estimated to jump in value to roughly $224 billion by the end of the decade from just over $31 billion in 2021, according to Precedence Research.

From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2023

Precedence will be given to making interest payments on government bonds, an administration official said yesterday.

From BusinessWeek • Jul. 29, 2011

It has occasioned several Disputes between Ambassadors about Precedence; but the most remarkable that ever happened was that between M. de Thou, the French Ambassador, and M. de Gamarre, the Ambassador of Spain.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7

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