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PREDECESSORS Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word predecessors. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word predecessors. (close relations)
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ancestors
nounn
noun

• someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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

forebears
nounn
noun

• a person from whom you are descended

forefathers
nounn
noun

• the founder of a family

• person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group

forerunners
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

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

progenitors
nounn
noun

• an ancestor in the direct line

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

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

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

Best Hypernyms For PREDECESSORS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for predecessors, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
forerunner indicant indication precursor ancestors forebears forefathers

Alternatives for ANCESTORS

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