ANTECESSOR Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

antecessor

noun

Definition of antecessor

as in predecessor

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Recent Examples of antecessor Like Homo antecessor, the Casablanca fossils have a mix of characteristics from Homo erectus, ourselves and our cousins. — CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026

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Noun

The figure appears to be higher than for Sorrells’ predecessors.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
It has been authorized at 5,500 troops with more aggressive rules of engagement than its predecessor.

— Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of predecessor

Noun

At first there is just a single basin, corresponding to the pool of myeloid progenitor cells.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Featuring cantilevered balconies and roofs, Wright later described the home as a progenitor to Fallingwater.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of progenitor

Noun

His grandparents owned restaurants and his grandfather was one of the first butchers to cut steaks for Morton Steakhouse.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The designer’s grandfather Mario and his brother Martino opened their luggage and luxury objects store under the Fratelli Prada banner 113 years ago in Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of grandfather

Noun

The 17th-century Georgian stone building is now Hamilton House, a museum that houses documents from the famous forefather’s early years and features exhibits honoring other Caribbean personalities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Many progressives and political experts cite Sanders, the Senate's only democratic socialist member, as the forefather of the movement that has toppled several longtime Democratic incumbents across the nation this year.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of forefather

Noun

Their forebears at the Academy snubbed canonical documentaries like The Thin Blue Line, Roger & Me, and Hoop Dreams.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
First our forebears began to imitate peers learned behaviors, creating group norms that supported coordinated work.

— Michael Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of forebear

Noun

Mike Brown said the digital driver license is the forebearer of discriminating against the unvaccinated.

— Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Feb. 2022
If successful, The Mayflower Autonomous Ship, named in honor of its famous nautical forebearer and known as MAS for short, will be the first such trans-Atlantic voyage by an autonomous vessel.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2021

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