Antecedent — synonyms, antecedent antonyms, definition

1. antecedent (a)

anterior elapsed foregoing former gone by past preceding previous prior

2. antecedent (Noun)

ancestor anterior ascendant ascendent basis call cause elapsed forbear forebear forefather foregoing forerunner founder gone by ground grounds incident inducement motive • • •

antecedent (Noun) — Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).

antecedent (Noun) — A preceding occurrence, cause or event.

antecedent (Noun) — Anything that precedes something similar in time. ex. "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"

antecedent (Noun) — The referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun.

Referent cause flesh and blood relation relative temporal relation ancestress father forbear forebear forefather foremother primogenitor progenitor sire

3. antecedent (a/o)

anterior elapsed foregoing gone by past preceding prior

4. antecedent (a/n)

anterior elapsed foregoing gone by past preceding prior

5. antecedent (Adjective)

subsequent

antecedent (Adjective) — Preceding in time or order.