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antecedent
Synonyms and Antonyms of antecedent
- I'd like to follow up on an antecedent question from another reporter.
Synonym Discussion of antecedent
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- the preceding sentence
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- conditions antecedent to the revolution
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- the foregoing remarks
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- a child from a previous marriage
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- a prior obligation
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- the former name of the company
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- the anterior lobe of the brain
antecedent
Synonyms and Antonyms of antecedent
- What are the antecedents of the American Revolutionary War?
denouement (also dénouement), repercussion
by-product, side effect (also side reaction)
- The typewriter is the antecedent of the computer keyboard.
ancestor, archetype, daddy, foregoer, forerunner, granddaddy (also grandaddy), precursor, predecessor, prototype
descendant (also descendent)
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