ANTECEDENTS Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word antecedents. (close relations)
antecedent
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| ancestors | nounn | |||||
noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||||||
| forebears | nounn | |||||
noun • a person from whom you are descended | ||||||
| forerunners | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who goes before or announces the coming of another • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone • anything that precedes something similar in time | ||||||
| predecessors | nounn | |||||
noun • one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||||||
| progenitors | nounn | |||||
noun • an ancestor in the direct line | ||||||
| ascendant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • position or state of being dominant or in control • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) adjective satellite • tending or directed upward • most powerful or important or influential | ||||||
| ascendent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • position or state of being dominant or in control • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) adjective satellite • tending or directed upward • most powerful or important or influential | ||||||
| forerunner | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who goes before or announces the coming of another • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone • anything that precedes something similar in time | ||||||
| ancestor | nounn | |||||
noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||||||
| forebear | nounn | |||||
noun • a person from whom you are descended | ||||||
| forefather | nounn | |||||
noun • the founder of a family • person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group | ||||||
| precedent | nounn | |||||
noun • an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time • (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions • a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws • a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time) adjective satellite • preceding in time, order, or significance | ||||||
| precursor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction) • a person who goes before or announces the coming of another • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||||||
| predecessor | nounn | |||||
noun • one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||||||
| progenitor | nounn | |||||
noun • an ancestor in the direct line | ||||||
| root | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number • the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes • the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair verb • take root and begin to grow • come into existence, originate • cheer for • plant by the roots • dig with the snout • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style • cause to take roots | ||||||
