Synonyms of antecedents

antecedents

noun

plural of antecedent

1

as in causes

someone or something responsible for a result

what are the antecedents of the American Revolutionary War?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• causes
• determinants
• reasons
• causations
• sources
• causalities
• factors
• considerations
• occasions
• origins
• incentives
• stimuli
• mothers
• inspirations
• impetuses
• roots
• springs
• be-all and end-alls
• instigations
• alpha and omegas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• effects
• consequences
• results
• issues
• outcomes
• products
• developments
• fruits
• sequences
• corollaries
• ramifications
• fates
• resultants
• aftereffects
• outgrowths
• sequels
• repercussions
• aftermaths
• conclusions
• upshots
• side effects
• byproducts
• ends
• denouements
• side reactions
• dénouements
• by-products

2

as in forerunners

something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed

the typewriter is the antecedent of the computer keyboard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forerunners
• ancestors
• precursors
• predecessors
• prototypes
• archetypes
• grandaddies
• originals
• granddaddies
• originators
• daddies
• models
• mothers
• foregoers
• sires
• fathers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descendants
• descendents
• derivatives
• byproducts
• offshoots
• sons
• daughters
• outgrowths
• by-products
• spin-offs