1. (noun) ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Synonyms: theme, rootage, ancestor, radical, ascendant, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, root, source, tooth root, ascendent, forerunner, root word
Antonyms: ulterior, posterior, incidental, concomitant, later(a), attendant, ensuant, sequent, accompanying, consequent, resultant, subsequent
2. (noun) antecedent
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
Synonyms: root, ascendant, ascendent, forerunner, ancestor
Antonyms: sequent, accompanying, consequent, incidental, ensuant, attendant, subsequent, posterior, concomitant, resultant, later(a), ulterior
3. (noun) antecedent, forerunner
anything that precedes something similar in time
Synonyms: precursor, root, ancestor, herald, forerunner, ascendant, predecessor, ascendent, harbinger, antecedent
Antonyms: consequent, accompanying, incidental, ensuant, subsequent, attendant, posterior, concomitant, resultant, ulterior, sequent, later(a)
4. (adj) antecedent
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
Synonyms: root, ascendant, ascendent, forerunner, ancestor
Antonyms: accompanying, attendant, subsequent, ulterior, posterior, incidental, later(a), consequent, concomitant, ensuant, resultant, sequent
5. (adj) antecedent
preceding in time or order
Antonyms: incidental, subsequent, concomitant, posterior, resultant, sequent, consequent, ulterior, attendant, accompanying, later(a), ensuant
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Synonyms and Antonyms of antecedent 
