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Synonyms for forerunner
ˈfɔrˌrʌn ər, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈrʌn ər, foʊr-fore·run·ner

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  1. forerunner

    Synonyms:
    predecessor, precursor, harbinger, herald, omen, avant-courier

    Antonyms:
    successor, follower

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. precursor, forerunnernoun

    a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

    Synonyms:
    harbinger, precursor, predecessor, antecedent, herald

  2. harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursornoun

    something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

    Synonyms:
    harbinger, precursor, predecessor, trumpeter, antecedent, herald

  3. antecedent, forerunnernoun

    anything that precedes something similar in time

    "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"

    Synonyms:
    precursor, root, ancestor, herald, ascendant, predecessor, ascendent, harbinger, antecedent

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. forerunnernoun

    Synonyms:
    precursor, harbinger, herald, foregoer, avant-courier

  2. forerunnernoun

    Synonyms:
    prelude, prognostic, sign, omen

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. forerunnernoun

    Synonyms:
    precursor, harbinger, herald, avant-courier

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "forerunner":

    precursor, ancestor, predecessor, pioneer, harbinger, progenitor

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How to use forerunner in a sentence?

  1. George Crane:

    Congealed thinking is the forerunner of failure... make sure you are always receptive to new ideas.

  2. The Buddha:

    Mind is the forerunner of (all good) states. Mind is chief; mind-made are they. If one speaks or acts with pure mind, because of that,happiness follows one, even as one's shadow that never leaves


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