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antecessor

see definition of antecessor
  • as inprecursor
  • as inpredecessor
  • as inprototype
  • as inparentage
  • as inpresager
  • as inforerunner
  • as inancestor
  • as inancestry
  • as inantecedent(s)
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Synonyms for antecessor

noun something that precedes another
  • forerunner
  • prototype
  • ancestor
  • antecedent
  • forebear
  • original
  • originator
  • parent
  • pioneer
  • predecessor
  • antecessor
  • foregoer

Antonyms for antecessor

  • derivative
  • descendant
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

More words related to antecessor

ancestor

noun. predecessor in family
  • antecedent
  • antecessor
  • ascendant
  • forebear
  • forefather
  • foregoer
  • foremother
  • forerunner
  • founder
  • precursor
  • primogenitor
  • progenitor

ancestors

noun. predecessor in family

ancestry

noun. family predecessors; family history

antecedent(s)

noun. predecessor(s) in family

antecedents

noun. predecessor(s) in family

forerunner

noun. example, sign

parentage

noun. ancestry

precursor

noun. something that precedes another

precursors

noun. something that precedes another
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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