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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'antecedent' Princeton's WordNet
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 rootascendent forerunner root wordAntonyms: 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
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'antecedent' English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. antecedent
The efficient cause, that which makes anything to be or be done, is the common meaning of the word, as in the saying "There is no effect without a cause." Every man instinctively recognizes himse Synonyms: cause , actor , causality , designer , occasion , precedent , agent , causation , former , origin , reason , antecedent , condition , fountain , originator , source , author , creator , motive , power , spring Antonyms: consequence , development , end , fruit , outcome , product , creation , effect , event , issue , outgrowth , result
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