| antebellum | (adjective) belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War | - |
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| antecedent | (adjective) preceding in time or order | - |
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| antecubital | (adjective) of or relating to the region of the arm in front of the elbow | - |
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| antediluvial | (adjective) of or relating to the period before the biblical flood | Synonyms: antediluvian |
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| antediluvian | (adjective) of or relating to the period before the biblical flood | Synonyms: antediluvial |
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| (adjective) so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period | Synonyms: antiquated, archaic |
| antemeridian | (adjective) before noon | - |
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| antemortem | (adjective) preceding death | - |
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| antenatal | (adjective) occurring or existing before birth | Synonyms: antepartum, prenatal |
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| antennal | (adjective) of or relating to antennae | Synonyms: antennary |
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| antennary | (adjective) of or relating to antennae | Synonyms: antennal |
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| antenuptial | (adjective) relating to events before a marriage | Synonyms: premarital, prenuptial |
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| antepartum | (adjective) occurring or existing before birth | Synonyms: antenatal, prenatal |
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| antepenultimate | (adjective) third from last | - |
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| anterior | (adjective) of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body | - |
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| (adjective) earlier in time | Synonyms: prior |
| anterograde | (adjective) of amnesia; affecting time immediately following trauma | - |
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