Synonyms of predecessor

predecessor

noun

as in forerunner

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

the once-ubiquitous typewriter was the predecessor of today's electronic keyboard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forerunner
• ancestor
• precursor
• prototype
• original
• grandaddy
• antecedent
• granddaddy
• archetype
• originator
• daddy
• model
• mother
• foregoer
• father
• sire

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descendant
• descendent
• derivative
• offshoot
• daughter
• outgrowth
• son
• by-product
• spin-off