Synonyms for precursor
prɪˈkɜr sər, ˈpri kɜr-pre·cur·sor

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1. precursor

   Synonyms:
   forerunner, harbinger, herald, pioneer, advance-guard, cause

   Antonyms:
   follower, consequent, result, effect, event

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1. precursornoun

   a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

   Synonyms:
   harbinger, predecessor, forerunner, herald

2. precursor, forerunnernoun

   a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

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

3. harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursornoun

   something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

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

Matched Categories

1. • Biochemistry
   • Indication
   • Material
   • Person

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1. precursornoun

   Synonyms:
   forerunner, predecessor

2. precursornoun

   Synonyms:
   messenger, harbinger, herald

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1. List of paraphrases for "precursor":

   precursors, forerunner, harbinger, pioneer, prelude, predecessor

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1. Paisit Sangkahapong:

   From our statistics, Operation 1511 has been able to seize a lot, however, there are still some other precursor chemicals that get through our checkpoints to the Golden Triangle area. This is something we have to work on.

2. Aimee Eyvazzadeh:

   They've said they've discovered this precursor cell in humans and this cell can somehow mature into healthy, young fertilizable eggs? Well, that's awesome, let me at that cell!

3. Kylie Ivanir:

   These plant compounds preserve collagen in the skin, keeping it hydrated and youthful. The vitamin C found in pomegranates also helps the body produce its own collagen, since it is a precursor in the formation process.

4. Serge Lecomte:

   It is cruel savagery of a kind we have rarely seen before, is it a cult? Cruelty towards animals is the precursor to cruelty towards humans.

5. Ian Storey:

   As these facilities become operational, Chinese warnings to both military and civilian aircraft will become routine, these events are a precursor to an ADIZ, or an undeclared but de facto ADIZ, and one has to expect tensions to rise.