All antecedent synonyms
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A a adj antecedent
- anterior — Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- precedent — Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
- former — preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a former stage in the proceedings.
- preliminary — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
- earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- foregoing — previously stated, written, or occurring; preceding: The foregoing paragraph presents the problem.
- preceding — that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- precursory — of the nature of a precursor; preliminary; introductory: precursory remarks.
adjective antecedent
- prior — preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.
noun antecedent
- precursor — a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
- forerunner — predecessor; ancestor; forebear; precursor.
- ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
- predecessor — parent
- forebear — Usually, forebears. ancestors; forefathers.
- originator — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.