PREREQUISITE Synonyms

• preceding in time or order

• 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

• a state at a particular time

• an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

• a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing

• information that should be kept in mind when making a decision

• the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

• an illness, disease, or other medical problem

• (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

• the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition

• establish a conditioned response

• develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

• specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

• put into a better state

• apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny

• basic and fundamental

• being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc

• defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

• anything indispensable

• absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

• of the greatest importance

• the condition of being essential or indispensable

• anything indispensable

• an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

• an assumption that is taken for granted

• a condition that is a prerequisite

• put into the required condition beforehand

• an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something

• the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea

• a statement that limits or restricts some claim