What is another word for antecedent?
1828 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˌantɪsˈiːdənt], [ ˌantɪsˈiːdənt], [ ˌa_n_t_ɪ_s_ˈiː_d_ə_n_t]
Antecedent refers to something that comes before or precedes another thing. Synonyms for antecedent could include precursor, ancestor, origin, source, forerunner, precedent, forebear, first cause, progenitor, initial cause, and former. Each of these words conveys the idea of something that came before or led to the existence or development of something else. For instance, a precursor would refer to something that came before and paved the way for another thing to exist or happen. Similarly, a forebear would point to an ancestor or predecessor, while a source would indicate the origin or starting point of something. These synonyms can bring clarity and variety to writing.
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Similar words for antecedent:
- beginning (adjective)
- early (adjective)
- in the beginning (adjective)
- preceding (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- anterior (adjective)
- first (adjective)
- foregoing (adjective)
- former (adjective)
- initial (adjective)
- past (adjective)
- previous (adjective)
- prior (adjective)
- ancestor (noun)
- ancestry (noun)
- antecedent (noun)
- ascendant (noun)
- basis (noun)
- beginning (noun)
- cause (noun)
- factor (noun)
- forebearer (noun)
- forefather (noun)
- forerunner (noun)
- grounds (noun)
- hypothesis (noun)
- motive (noun)
- occasion (noun)
- origin (noun)
- past (noun)
- precedent (noun)
- precursor (noun)
- predecessor (noun)
- prelude (noun)
- presager (noun)
- prototype (noun)
- reason (noun)
- root` (noun)
- source (noun)
Synonyms for Antecedent:
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adj.
• beginning • early • in the beginning • preceding- Precursive ,
- aforeknown ,
- forerunning ,
- pre-existent ,
- precursory ,
- prodromal ,
- supra ,
- one time ,
- preliminary .
- elementary ,
- head most ,
- head-most ,
- in augural ,
- in beginning ,
- in-augural ,
- incipient ,
- more ahead ,
- more beginning ,
- more headmost ,
- more inaugural ,
- more opening ,
- more primogenial ,
- most ahead ,
- most beginning ,
- most fundamental ,
- most headmost ,
- most inaugural ,
- most opening ,
- most primogenial ,
- right front .
- fore going ,
- fore-going ,
- more above ,
- more aforementioned ,
- more aforestated ,
- most above ,
- most aforementioned ,
- most aforestated .
- Whilom ,
- by gone ,
- by-gone ,
- de parted ,
- de-parted ,
- more ex ,
- more ex- ,
- more sometime ,
- more whilom ,
- most ex ,
- most ex- ,
- most sometime ,
- most whilom .
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n.
-
•
- Fathers ,
- antecedents ,
- branch ,
- descendant ,
- descent ,
- family tree ,
- forbear ,
- precede .
-
•
- time .
- fore bear ,
- fore bears ,
- fore goer ,
- fore goers ,
- fore mother ,
- fore mothers ,
- fore-bear ,
- fore-bears ,
- fore-goer ,
- fore-goers ,
- fore-mothers ,
- foregoers ,
- pro genitor ,
- pro genitors ,
- pro-genitor ,
- pro-genitors .
- chief ingredients ,
- ex planation ,
- ex planations ,
- ex-planation ,
- ex-planations ,
- infra structure ,
- infra structures ,
- infra-structures ,
- pre mise ,
- pre mises ,
- pre supposition ,
- pre suppositions ,
- pre-mise ,
- pre-mises ,
- pre-supposition ,
- pre-suppositions ,
- principal elements ,
- sub strata ,
- sub stratum ,
- sub stratums ,
- sub-strata ,
- sub-stratum ,
- sub-stratums ,
- under pinning ,
- under-pinning .
- Causations ,
- causation ,
- determinant ,
- determinants ,
- mainspring ,
- mainsprings ,
- maker ,
- motivations ,
- prime mover .
- be getter ,
- be getters ,
- be-getter ,
- be-getters ,
- fore bearer ,
- fore bearers ,
- fore-bearer ,
- fore-bearers ,
- materfamiliases ,
- patresfamilias ,
- pro creator ,
- pro creators ,
- pro-creator ,
- pro-creators .
- fore runner ,
- fore runners ,
- fore shadow ,
- fore shadows ,
- fore token ,
- fore tokens ,
- fore warnings ,
- fore-runner ,
- fore-runners ,
- fore-shadow ,
- fore-shadows ,
- fore-token ,
- fore-tokens ,
- fore-warning ,
- fore-warnings ,
- pre monition ,
- pre monitions ,
- pre sage ,
- pre sages ,
- pre-monition ,
- pre-monitions ,
- pre-sage ,
- pre-sages .
- chapter verse ,
- in formations ,
- in-formation ,
- in-formations ,
- infos ,
- pre text ,
- pre texts ,
- pre-text ,
- pre-texts ,
- straight stuffs ,
- whyfors .
- Lemmata ,
- apriorities ,
- be lief ,
- be-lief ,
- hypo thesis ,
- hypo-thesis ,
- pro position ,
- pro positions ,
- pro-positions ,
- shot dark ,
- shot in dark ,
- shot the dark ,
- starting points ,
- sur mise ,
- sur mises ,
- sur-mise ,
- sur-mises ,
- tentative laws .
Other synonyms:
- Mot Juste ,
- Poss ,
- accusative ,
- adjunct ,
- allomorph ,
- article ,
- basis ,
- clause ,
- cleft sentence ,
- collocate ,
- collocation ,
- combining form ,
- concessive clause ,
- coordinate clause ,
- dative ,
- declension ,
- definite article ,
- deixis ,
- dependent clause ,
- direct discourse ,
- direct speech ,
- discourse marker ,
- first ,
- foremother ,
- gender ,
- indefinite article ,
- independent clause ,
- indirect discourse ,
- indirect question ,
- indirect speech ,
- inflection ,
- interjection ,
- interrogative ,
- lexeme ,
- loan translation ,
- locative ,
- locution ,
- main clause ,
- masculine ,
- minimal pair ,
- modifier ,
- morpheme ,
- object ,
- paradigm ,
- partitive ,
- possessive ,
- preamble ,
- precondition ,
- predeterminer ,
- predicate ,
- prepositional phrase ,
- qualifier ,
- quantifier ,
- question tag ,
- relative clause ,
- reported speech ,
- restrictive relative clause ,
- run-on sentence ,
- sentence ,
- speech act ,
- subordinate clause ,
- tag ,
- tag question ,
- the plural ,
- the singular ,
- valence .
- PL ,
- ahead ,
- allophone ,
- complement ,
- forefather ,
- negative ,
- parent ,
- preface ,
- progenitor ,
- subject .
- father .
- advance .
Other relevant words:
- 1st ,
- ability ,
- aboriginal ,
- accessory ,
- acclaim ,
- accompaniment ,
- account ,
- accusative case ,
- accusatory ,
- accusing ,
- accusive ,
- acquaint ,
- act ,
- adam ,
- add ,
- add up ,
- address ,
- adjuvant ,
- advanced ,
- advancement ,
- advancing ,
- adventurer ,
- aetiology ,
- affair ,
- afford ,
- aged ,
- agent ,
- ahead of time ,
- aim ,
- al qaeda ,
- al qaida ,
- alkali ,
- all in ,
- allow ,
- allow for ,
- almighty ,
- always ,
- amaze ,
- amount ,
- anchor ,
- ancillary ,
- annul ,
- annunciate ,
- answer ,
- antediluvian ,
- anticipant ,
- antigenic determinant ,
- antique ,
- apposition ,
- approach ,
- approach pattern ,
- appurtenant ,
- architect ,
- argue ,
- arm ,
- arse ,
- articulate ,
- ascensive ,
- ass ,
- assailable ,
- assistant ,
- assumption ,
- at one time ,
- atomic number 82 ,
- attest ,
- augury ,
- aurora ,
- authority ,
- authorship ,
- auxiliary ,
- babe ,
- baby ,
- background ,
- backside ,
- backwoodsman ,
- baffle ,
- bag ,
- bailiwick ,
- bang-up ,
- bar ,
- baron ,
- basal ,
- base of operations ,
- baseborn ,
- basic ,
- battalion ,
- battlefront ,
- be known as ,
- bear witness ,
- bearing ,
- beat out ,
- beat up ,
- beatnik ,
- become ,
- bed ,
- beget ,
- begin ,
- beginner ,
- behind ,
- belong ,
- bequeath ,
- bespeak ,
- bestow ,
- betimes ,
- betoken ,
- betterment ,
- bewilder ,
- bid ,
- big businessman ,
- birdcall ,
- birdsong ,
- birth ,
- bit ,
- blackball ,
- blend ,
- blend in ,
- bless ,
- block ,
- blood ,
- blood line ,
- bloodline ,
- bloom ,
- blossom ,
- blueprint ,
- boding ,
- boost ,
- booster cable ,
- boot out ,
- boss ,
- bottom of the inning ,
- bottomland ,
- bow ,
- break ,
- break down ,
- break of day ,
- break of the day ,
- breaker point ,
- breast ,
- bring forth ,
- bring in ,
- bring out ,
- bring up ,
- broker ,
- brush up ,
- brushup ,
- bully ,
- bum ,
- bunk ,
- buns ,
- bureau ,
- bushed ,
- business leader ,
- butt ,
- buttocks ,
- buy the farm ,
- by ,
- bypast ,
- cadence ,
- call in ,
- call off ,
- call option ,
- call up ,
- calque ,
- calque formation ,
- campaign ,
- can ,
- candid ,
- capable ,
- cardinal ,
- carnal knowledge ,
- carry ,
- case in point ,
- case law ,
- caseful ,
- cash advance ,
- cash in one's chips ,
- casing ,
- causa ,
- causal agency ,
- causal agent ,
- causal factor ,
- causing ,
- cave in ,
- central ,
- certify ,
- chair ,
- changer ,
- channel ,
- channelise ,
- channelize ,
- character ,
- charge ,
- chase ,
- chase after ,
- check ,
- chemical element ,
- chemical group ,
- chess opening ,
- chieftain ,
- chip in ,
- choice ,
- choke ,
- chronicle ,
- chuck out ,
- chunk ,
- church father ,
- circumstance ,
- circumvent ,
- cistron ,
- claim ,
- clear ,
- click ,
- clip ,
- clock ,
- clock time ,
- close ,
- close out ,
- close up ,
- clothes designer ,
- cobbler's last ,
- cockcrow ,
- coition ,
- coitus ,
- collapse ,
- come ,
- come along ,
- come home ,
- come in ,
- come on ,
- commence ,
- commencement ,
- common law ,
- communicate ,
- comparative ,
- compass point ,
- compere ,
- component ,
- composition ,
- compositor's case ,
- conceiver ,
- conclude ,
- concluding ,
- conclusion ,
- condemn ,
- condemnation ,
- conduct ,
- confidential information ,
- congenator ,
- congener ,
- congeneric ,
- conjecture ,
- conk ,
- conk out ,
- connote ,
- consideration ,
- constituent ,
- content ,
- contract ,
- convention ,
- conviction ,
- copulation ,
- corking ,
- cornerstone ,
- count ,
- countenance ,
- counter ,
- courier ,
- couturier ,
- crack ,
- cracking ,
- creation ,
- cristal ,
- critical review ,
- critique ,
- croak ,
- crusade ,
- crush ,
- cry ,
- curtain raising ,
- curtilage ,
- cut-in ,
- cutting edge ,
- dad ,
- dada ,
- damaging ,
- dandy ,
- daring ,
- dative case ,
- dawning ,
- daybreak ,
- dayspring ,
- dead ,
- death ,
- debar ,
- debut ,
- decease ,
- deciding ,
- decimal point ,
- declare ,
- declination ,
- decline ,
- decline in quality ,
- declivity ,
- deflect ,
- degree ,
- delegacy ,
- demode ,
- demonstrate ,
- denote ,
- depart ,
- departed ,
- dependent ,
- depicted object ,
- derivation ,
- derriere ,
- descendent ,
- design ,
- designate ,
- detail ,
- deterioration ,
- determiner ,
- determining ,
- determining factor ,
- dictum ,
- die ,
- direct ,
- direct quotation ,
- disallow ,
- discipline ,
- disco biscuit ,
- disconfirming ,
- dispense with ,
- display case ,
- disregarded ,
- distributor point ,
- divine ,
- divisor ,
- dog ,
- dominating ,
- don ,
- doom ,
- doorkeeper ,
- dot ,
- downslope ,
- draw ,
- drawing card ,
- drift ,
- drive ,
- drop dead ,
- drum ,
- dry land ,
- dumbfound ,
- e'er ,
- earliest ,
- early on ,
- earth ,
- eccentric ,
- ecstasy ,
- efflorescence ,
- effort ,
- ejaculation ,
- eject ,
- elderberry bush ,
- elderly ,
- electrical energy ,
- electricity ,
- electronegative ,
- elemental ,
- elevate ,
- eliminate ,
- encase ,
- enclose ,
- encourage ,
- end ,
- endorsement ,
- endure ,
- engender ,
- enter ,
- enterprise ,
- enterprisingness ,
- entrust ,
- entry ,
- enumerate ,
- epitome ,
- epitope ,
- erst ,
- establish ,
- event ,
- ever so ,
- ex-husband ,
- ex-wife ,
- example ,
- except ,
- exemplify ,
- exhaust ,
- exit ,
- expect ,
- expectant ,
- experimental condition ,
- expire ,
- exponent ,
- exposed ,
- express ,
- expression ,
- extend ,
- extraction ,
- extremist ,
- facade ,
- face ,
- factor in ,
- factor out ,
- fail ,
- fall ,
- fall flat ,
- fall in ,
- fall into place ,
- fall through ,
- fanny ,
- farewell ,
- fashion designer ,
- fateful ,
- father-god ,
- fatherhood ,
- fathom ,
- favorite ,
- favourite ,
- federal agency ,
- feeler ,
- female parent ,
- fend off ,
- fetch ,
- fib ,
- field ,
- field of study ,
- figure ,
- figurehead ,
- filiation ,
- final ,
- finale ,
- finally ,
- finis ,
- finish ,
- first appearance ,
- first base ,
- first cause ,
- first gear ,
- first harmonic ,
- first light ,
- first of all ,
- first off ,
- first step ,
- firstly ,
- fit ,
- flap ,
- flat coat ,
- flection ,
- flexion ,
- fling ,
- floor ,
- flop ,
- flower ,
- flowering glume ,
- flummox ,
- flush ,
- follow-up ,
- followup ,
- font ,
- foot ,
- footing ,
- footstep ,
- force ,
- forebode ,
- foreclose ,
- foredate ,
- forefront ,
- foreknow ,
- foreman ,
- forepart ,
- foresee ,
- foreswear ,
- foretell ,
- foreword ,
- forfeit ,
- forget ,
- fork ,
- form ,
- formula ,
- formulate ,
- forrad ,
- forrader ,
- forrard ,
- forth ,
- forward motion ,
- forward-moving ,
- found ,
- foundation ,
- founding ,
- founding father ,
- fount ,
- fourth dimension ,
- fourth-year ,
- free radical ,
- free-base ,
- freighter ,
- front end ,
- front line ,
- front man ,
- front tooth ,
- frontage ,
- frontlet ,
- frontmost ,
- frontward ,
- full complement ,
- full point ,
- full stop ,
- function ,
- fundament ,
- fundamental frequency ,
- furcate ,
- further ,
- fuss ,
- gaffer ,
- gain ,
- gain ground ,
- gait ,
- gallery ,
- gap ,
- gene ,
- genealogy ,
- generate ,
- generator ,
- genitive ,
- genitive case ,
- germ ,
- gestural ,
- get ,
- get across ,
- get ahead ,
- get along ,
- get going ,
- get on ,
- get out ,
- get through ,
- get-go ,
- give ,
- give chase ,
- give out ,
- give up ,
- give voice ,
- give way ,
- give-up the ghost ,
- given ,
- go after ,
- go away ,
- go bad ,
- go forth ,
- go game ,
- go on ,
- go out ,
- go over ,
- go-ahead ,
- god almighty ,
- godhead ,
- gone ,
- good example ,
- government agency ,
- grammatical case ,
- grammatical gender ,
- gramps ,
- grandad ,
- granddad ,
- grandfather ,
- grandpa ,
- graphic designer ,
- gravel ,
- great ,
- great power ,
- groovy ,
- groundwork ,
- group ,
- guarantee ,
- guess ,
- guide on ,
- guidebook ,
- guinea pig ,
- gunpoint ,
- hail ,
- halt ,
- hatchway ,
- have ,
- head ,
- head off ,
- head-on ,
- header ,
- headman ,
- heart-to-heart ,
- heartbeat ,
- hera ,
- heyday ,
- higher up ,
- hillbilly ,
- hind end ,
- hinder ,
- hindquarters ,
- hint ,
- hither ,
- hold back ,
- hold out ,
- hold up ,
- holler ,
- hollo ,
- holocene ,
- home ,
- honcho ,
- host ,
- house ,
- hug drug ,
- humble ,
- idea ,
- idiom ,
- idiomatic expression ,
- ie ,
- illustrate ,
- illustration ,
- image ,
- immoral ,
- impart ,
- imprimatur ,
- improvement ,
- in a higher place ,
- in advance ,
- in conclusion ,
- in front ,
- in one case ,
- in the first place ,
- in the lead ,
- inaugural address ,
- inaugurate ,
- inauguration ,
- inception ,
- inchoate ,
- inclose ,
- index ,
- indicate ,
- induce ,
- infix ,
- inflexion ,
- informant ,
- information ,
- ingredient ,
- initiate ,
- initiation ,
- inject ,
- innovate ,
- innovation ,
- input ,
- insertion ,
- inset ,
- inspection ,
- instauration ,
- institute ,
- institution ,
- instrumentation ,
- intellect ,
- intercourse ,
- interdict ,
- interior designer ,
- internet explorer ,
- interpellation ,
- interpolation ,
- interpose ,
- interposition ,
- interrogation ,
- interrogative mood ,
- interrogative sentence ,
- interrogatory ,
- intromission ,
- invalidate ,
- issue ,
- item ,
- jam ,
- jehovah ,
- judgment of conviction ,
- jumper cable ,
- jumper lead ,
- juncture ,
- juxtaposition ,
- keen ,
- keep ,
- keep down ,
- keep off ,
- keep out ,
- keister ,
- key ,
- kick in ,
- kick the bucket ,
- kick upstairs ,
- kickoff ,
- king ,
- know as ,
- label ,
- laminitis ,
- land ,
- large number ,
- last-place ,
- lastly ,
- late ,
- latterly ,
- launching ,
- lawsuit ,
- lead astray ,
- lead story ,
- leadership ,
- leash ,
- leave alone ,
- leave behind ,
- leave of absence ,
- leave off ,
- leave out ,
- leave-taking ,
- leg ,
- lend ,
- let alone ,
- level ,
- limb ,
- limited review ,
- line ,
- line of descent ,
- lineage ,
- list ,
- live ,
- live on ,
- locative role ,
- locomote ,
- logical quantifier ,
- long since ,
- look ,
- look back ,
- look for ,
- look to ,
- lookout ,
- lookout man ,
- loose ,
- lord ,
- loss leader ,
- low ,
- low gear ,
- lowest ,
- lowly ,
- luff ,
- lump ,
- magnate ,
- maiden ,
- main ,
- major power ,
- make ,
- make for ,
- make headway ,
- male parent ,
- maneuver ,
- manifest ,
- manoeuver ,
- manoeuvre ,
- mansion ,
- manufacturer ,
- manufacturing business ,
- march on ,
- margin call ,
- mark ,
- master ,
- master copy ,
- master of ceremonies ,
- mastermind ,
- matriarch ,
- mean ,
- meanspirited ,
- measure ,
- melodic theme ,
- merchant ship ,
- merchantman ,
- meridian ,
- meter ,
- metre ,
- might ,
- mightiness ,
- minus ,
- model ,
- moderate ,
- modifier gene ,
- modulation ,
- mogul ,
- morning ,
- motif ,
- motivating ,
- motivation ,
- motivative ,
- motor ,
- mountain man ,
- move ,
- move on ,
- movement ,
- multitude ,
- musical phrase ,
- musical rhythm ,
- musical theme ,
- mystify ,
- name ,
- narration ,
- narrative ,
- nates ,
- national ,
- neat ,
- need ,
- negatively charged ,
- net ,
- new wave ,
- news report ,
- nifty ,
- nix ,
- nominal head ,
- nonplus ,
- normal ,
- northern storm petrel ,
- not bad ,
- nucleotide ,
- nullify ,
- number 1 ,
- number one ,
- numbers game ,
- numbers pool ,
- numbers racket ,
- numeral ,
- numerate ,
- nurture ,
- objective ,
- objective case ,
- obstruct ,
- obturate ,
- occlude ,
- of all time ,
- of late ,
- offer ,
- office ,
- offset ,
- offshoot ,
- old-fashioned ,
- old-hat ,
- omen ,
- omit ,
- on ,
- one-time ,
- onetime ,
- onward motion ,
- open air ,
- open up ,
- opened ,
- opening move ,
- opening night ,
- operate ,
- order ,
- orient ,
- orifice ,
- origination ,
- originative ,
- other ,
- out front ,
- out-of-doors ,
- outcry ,
- outdoors ,
- outfox ,
- outgrowth ,
- outmoded ,
- outset ,
- outsmart ,
- outwit ,
- overprotect ,
- overreach ,
- overt ,
- overture ,
- pa ,
- pack ,
- padre ,
- papa ,
- paper ,
- pappa ,
- parenthood ,
- parting ,
- pass ,
- pass away ,
- pass on ,
- passe ,
- passee ,
- passing comment ,
- past tense ,
- past times ,
- patriarch ,
- pb ,
- peachy ,
- peak ,
- pedestal ,
- pedigree ,
- pencil lead ,
- penetrate ,
- percentage point ,
- period ,
- perish ,
- perplex ,
- phone ,
- phone call ,
- phone number ,
- phrasal idiom ,
- physical object ,
- picket ,
- pillow slip ,
- pillowcase ,
- pilot ,
- place ,
- planetary house ,
- play ,
- plump ,
- point in time ,
- pointedness ,
- polarity ,
- pop ,
- pop off ,
- porta ,
- portentous ,
- pose ,
- possessive case ,
- possibility ,
- possible action ,
- posterior ,
- pound ,
- power point ,
- powerfulness ,
- practice ,
- prat ,
- precept ,
- predict ,
- preeminent ,
- prefatorial ,
- preindication ,
- prelim ,
- premier ,
- premiss ,
- premonition ,
- preparative ,
- presage ,
- presence ,
- present ,
- presentation ,
- presentiment ,
- presumption ,
- pretext ,
- previse ,
- prey ,
- prima ,
- primaeval ,
- primal ,
- primary ,
- prime of life ,
- prime quantity ,
- primer ,
- primer coat ,
- priming ,
- priming coat ,
- primitively ,
- primordial ,
- principal ,
- prison term ,
- prize ,
- proceed ,
- procession ,
- proclaim ,
- prodigy ,
- prodroma ,
- prodromic ,
- profound ,
- prognostic ,
- prognosticate ,
- prognostication ,
- progress ,
- progression ,
- prohibit ,
- prolusion ,
- promise ,
- promote ,
- propaedeutics ,
- proportional ,
- proscribe ,
- prosody ,
- prove ,
- provide ,
- prow ,
- pull ahead ,
- pull up stakes ,
- pulsate ,
- pulsation ,
- pulse ,
- pure ,
- put in ,
- put up ,
- puzzle ,
- qualify ,
- quality ,
- quash ,
- question ,
- quiver ,
- quondam ,
- radiation diagram ,
- radiation pattern ,
- radix ,
- rag ,
- raise ,
- ramification ,
- ramify ,
- rate ,
- ratify ,
- rationale ,
- rationality ,
- raven ,
- reappraisal ,
- rear ,
- rear end ,
- reason out ,
- reasonableness ,
- reassessment ,
- recap ,
- recapitulation ,
- recent epoch ,
- recently ,
- receptive ,
- reconnoiter ,
- reconnoitre ,
- recounting ,
- reexamination ,
- reexamine ,
- reference ,
- refrain ,
- refresh ,
- regularise ,
- regularize ,
- regulate ,
- relation back ,
- relative majority ,
- relinquish ,
- repoint ,
- report ,
- representation ,
- representative ,
- reservoir ,
- resolution ,
- result ,
- retiring ,
- retrospect ,
- revaluation ,
- review article ,
- revolutionary ,
- revue ,
- rhizome ,
- rhythm ,
- rid of ,
- rifle ,
- ring ,
- rise ,
- root system ,
- rootle ,
- rootstalk ,
- round ,
- rout ,
- routine ,
- rudimentary ,
- rule ,
- rule out ,
- rump ,
- run ,
- run aground ,
- run low ,
- run short ,
- runup ,
- sanction ,
- saying ,
- scramble ,
- scream ,
- scuttle ,
- seat ,
- seed ,
- select ,
- seminal ,
- send for ,
- send on ,
- sentinel ,
- sentry ,
- separate ,
- separative ,
- set ahead ,
- set phrase ,
- settle ,
- settle down ,
- sex ,
- sex act ,
- sexual congress ,
- sexual intercourse ,
- sexual relation ,
- sexuality ,
- shank ,
- shape ,
- shape up ,
- shaper ,
- sharpen ,
- sheath ,
- shell ,
- shoemaker's last ,
- shout ,
- shout out ,
- show ,
- showcase ,
- showtime ,
- shred ,
- shut ,
- shut out ,
- sign of the zodiac ,
- sign on ,
- sign up ,
- sign-language ,
- signal ,
- signaling ,
- signalise ,
- signalize ,
- signboard ,
- signed ,
- simple ,
- sink in ,
- slap-up ,
- slip ,
- slip in ,
- smashing ,
- sneak in ,
- snuff it ,
- social function ,
- social movement ,
- social occasion ,
- soil ,
- solid ground ,
- solvent ,
- sometime ,
- song ,
- sooner ,
- sound ,
- spark advance ,
- specify ,
- speculation ,
- spell ,
- spot ,
- spotter ,
- spread ,
- spread out ,
- squall ,
- sr. ,
- stage ,
- stalk ,
- stanch ,
- stand ,
- star ,
- star sign ,
- starring ,
- start ,
- starting time ,
- status ,
- staunch ,
- stave off ,
- steady down ,
- steer ,
- stellar ,
- stem turn ,
- stemma ,
- step ,
- stern ,
- stick ,
- stick in ,
- stimulant ,
- stimulate ,
- stimulation ,
- stipulate ,
- stipulation ,
- stock ,
- stock warrant ,
- stock-purchase warrant ,
- stop ,
- stopping point ,
- storey ,
- strand ,
- straw man ,
- strawman ,
- stride ,
- strings ,
- study ,
- stupefy ,
- subdivision ,
- subject area ,
- subject field ,
- subjugate ,
- subscribe ,
- substance ,
- substitution class ,
- substructure ,
- suit ,
- sunrise ,
- sunup ,
- supercharge ,
- superpower ,
- supposition ,
- surface ,
- surmisal ,
- surmise ,
- survey ,
- survive ,
- swell ,
- tag end ,
- tail ,
- tail end ,
- take ,
- take out ,
- take root ,
- tale ,
- talent scout ,
- taper ,
- taradiddle ,
- tarawa ,
- tarawa-makin ,
- target ,
- tarradiddle ,
- tatter ,
- telephone ,
- telephone call ,
- telephone number ,
- tell ,
- telling ,
- template ,
- templet ,
- tempo ,
- term ,
- terminal ,
- terminus a quo ,
- terra firma ,
- testify ,
- tether ,
- theory ,
- thing ,
- throw in ,
- throw out ,
- throw overboard ,
- thrum ,
- thump ,
- tick ,
- ticket ,
- ticktack ,
- ticktock ,
- tip ,
- to a higher place ,
- to begin with ,
- too soon ,
- tooshie ,
- top ,
- top dog ,
- top executive ,
- topic ,
- total ,
- tour ,
- track ,
- traffic pattern ,
- trail ,
- train ,
- transmit ,
- travel ,
- tread ,
- tribal chief ,
- trounce ,
- trumpeter ,
- tuck ,
- tucker ,
- tucker out ,
- turf out ,
- turn ,
- turn away ,
- turn out ,
- tush ,
- tycoon ,
- type ,
- typeface ,
- typesetter's case ,
- ultra ,
- uncomplicated ,
- undecided ,
- undefendable ,
- undefended ,
- undercoat ,
- underlying ,
- underside ,
- understanding ,
- understructure ,
- undersurface ,
- undetermined ,
- unfastened ,
- unfold ,
- unproblematic ,
- unresolved ,
- untimely ,
- unveiling ,
- upgrade ,
- usher in ,
- ussher ,
- utmost ,
- valency ,
- van ,
- vanquish ,
- verb phrase ,
- vestal ,
- veto ,
- vex ,
- virginal ,
- virgo ,
- virtuous ,
- visit ,
- vociferation ,
- void ,
- waive ,
- ward off ,
- warrantee ,
- warranty ,
- wash up ,
- watch ,
- water under the bridge ,
- way ,
- weigh ,
- whirl ,
- will ,
- win ,
- wind ,
- word ,
- work ,
- work over ,
- world power ,
- world-class ,
- worsening ,
- wreak ,
- write up ,
- writer ,
- yard ,
- yell .
- EXER ,
- Headmost ,
- Primogenial ,
- aforementioned ,
- aforestated ,
- anterior ,
- ex ,
- ex- ,
- foregoing ,
- former ,
- germinal ,
- in the beginning ,
- lead off ,
- long ago ,
- long gone ,
- nascent ,
- numero uno ,
- of yore ,
- past ,
- pre-existing ,
- preceding ,
- preexisting ,
- prior ,
- right up front .
- Antecessor ,
- Apriority ,
- Causalities ,
- Fore-mother ,
- Foregoer ,
- Lemmas ,
- Paternities ,
- Philosophies ,
- Procreator ,
- Provenience ,
- Well-spring ,
- ancestor ,
- ancestry ,
- antecessors ,
- ascendant ,
- ascendent ,
- begetter ,
- begetters ,
- beginning ,
- causality ,
- cause ,
- chief ingredient ,
- evidence ,
- exemplar ,
- factor ,
- fixin's ,
- fixins ,
- forebear ,
- forebearer ,
- forefathers ,
- foremothers ,
- forerunner ,
- foreshadower ,
- foreshadowers ,
- foretoken ,
- foretokens ,
- formers ,
- founders ,
- fundamental ,
- generators ,
- ground ,
- grounds ,
- hard fact ,
- hard facts ,
- horse's mouth ,
- in formation ,
- info ,
- infra-structure ,
- infrastructure ,
- keynotes ,
- keystones ,
- lemma ,
- makin ,
- makin's ,
- materfamilias ,
- motive ,
- numbers ,
- occasion ,
- occasions ,
- origin ,
- origins ,
- parentage ,
- part and parcel ,
- paterfamilias ,
- paterfamiliases ,
- paternity ,
- portent ,
- predecessor ,
- premise ,
- primogenitor ,
- primogenitors ,
- principal element ,
- priors ,
- procreators ,
- promptings ,
- prototype ,
- reason ,
- risings ,
- roots ,
- rootstock ,
- rudiment ,
- source ,
- starting point ,
- straight stuff ,
- tentative law ,
- wherefores ,
- whyfor .
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How to use "Antecedent" in context?
What is an antecedent?
When looking at a sentence, the antecedent is the word, phrase, or clause that is the first mentioned in the sentence. The antecedent is important in determining what pronoun to use in the sentence, and in some cases grammatical rules are based on the antecedent. For example, in the sentence "The cat sat on the mat," the pronoun "the" is referring to the antecedent "cat.
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