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forego

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of forego

to go or come before in time

  • if the sparse crowds are any indication of the publicʼs interest in the presidential candidate, then his reputation obviously foregoes him
Synonyms of forego

antecede, antedate, precede, predate, preexist
Antonyms of forego

follow, postdate, succeed

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