/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of come before Find synonyms for: Verb1. precede, come beforeusage: be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: eccentric Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language