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SUCCESSOR Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word successor. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For SUCCESSOR

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
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

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

originator
nounn
noun

• someone who creates new things

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

progenitor
nounn
noun

• an ancestor in the direct line

Alternatives for PREDECESSOR

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