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FORERUNNERS Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word forerunners. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word forerunners. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for FORERUNNERS

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antecedents
nounn
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

harbingers
nounn
noun

• something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

verb

• foreshadow or presage

pioneers
nounn
noun

• someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

• one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory

verb

• open up an area or prepare a way

• take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

• open up and explore a new area

precursors
nounn
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

predecessors
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

prototypes
nounn
noun

• a standard or typical example

trailblazers
nounn
noun

• someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees

• someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

vanguards
nounn
noun

• the leading units moving at the head of an army

• any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

• the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field

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

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

harbinger
nounn
noun

• something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

verb

• foreshadow or presage

herald
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (formal) a person who announces important news

• something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

verb

• foreshadow or presage

• praise vociferously

• greet enthusiastically or joyfully

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

Best Hypernyms For FORERUNNERS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for forerunners, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
indicant indication individual mortal person somebody someone soul ancestors predecessors
Phrases (1)
temporal relation

Alternatives for ANTECEDENTS

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