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plural of antecessor
Synonyms & Antonyms of antecessors
as in predecessors
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for antecessors
- predecessors
- [archaic]
- ancestors,
- fathers,
- forebearers,
- forebears
- (also forbears),
- forefathers,
- grandfathers,
- primogenitors,
- progenitors
- grandsires
- [archaic],
- patriarchs,
- sires
- [archaic]
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for antecessors
- descendants
- (also descendents)
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