PRECURSOR Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word precursor. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PRECURSOR
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| 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 | ||||||
| harbinger | nounn | |||||
noun • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone verb • foreshadow or presage | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| ancestor | nounn | |||||
noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||||||
| antecedent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • preceding in time or order noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a preceding occurrence or cause or event • anything that precedes something similar in time • the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun | ||||||
| archetype | nounn | |||||
noun • something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| prototype | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a standard or typical example | ||||||
| herald | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (formal) a person who announces important news • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone verb • foreshadow or presage • praise vociferously • greet enthusiastically or joyfully | ||||||