DECEDENT Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word decedent. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DECEDENT
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ancestor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||||||||
antecedent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • preceding in time or order noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a preceding occurrence or cause or event • anything that precedes something similar in time • the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun | ||||||||
forebear | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person from whom you are descended | ||||||||
forefather | nounn | |||||||
noun • the founder of a family • person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group | ||||||||
foremother | nounn | |||||||
noun • a female ancestor | ||||||||
forerunner | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who goes before or announces the coming of another • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone • anything that precedes something similar in time | ||||||||
precursor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction) • a person who goes before or announces the coming of another • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||||||||
predecessor | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||||||||
foregoer | nounn | |||||||
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deceased | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who is no longer alive adjective satellite • dead | ||||||||
departed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who is no longer alive adjective satellite • well in the past; former • dead | ||||||||
dead person | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is no longer alive | ||||||||
dead soul | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is no longer alive | ||||||||
deceased person | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is no longer alive |