Synonyms of predecessors

predecessors

noun

plural of predecessor

as in forerunners

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

• forerunners
• ancestors
• precursors
• prototypes
• antecedents
• originals
• granddaddies
• archetypes
• originators
• models
• mothers
• daddies
• foregoers
• fathers
• sires

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descendants
• derivatives
• sons
• daughters
• offshoots
• outgrowths
• by-products
• spin-offs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of predecessors

Courtesy Rockaway Film Festival The space certainly feels scrappier than the black-and-white photos of its predecessors. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

The processor also uses square-lattice architecture wherein most qubits are connected to four nearest qubits, an improvement over its predecessors. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

The diminishing budgets of the original five-movie Apes cycle take their toll on the final installment, which looks considerably lower-rent than its predecessors. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Where so many of her predecessors came alive only on the dance floor, Ojeda allows her subject matter to reverberate through the novel, inflecting every sentence with its shivery rhythms. — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

Every Avatar seems to have to deal with problems caused or left unresolved by their predecessors. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Compared to its predecessors, though, Roman will be able to capture large portions of the universe without losing much detail. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

John is then abducted by a group led by an alien named Antaan, who tells him about the Manhunters—ancient synthetic predecessors to the Green Lantern Corps capable of disguising themselves as other species. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Most of their predecessors understood caring for those who go in harm’s way as a sacred obligation. — Andrea N. Goldstein, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026