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

And maybe to the success his predecessors saw, but couldn’t quite reach. — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Nov. 2026

Dominique and Morst say their frustrations aren’t directed at their predecessors but at the School Board as a whole. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026

On the ground, fans of the advertising world will be excited to see Geico’s float unite its Gecko mascot with its predecessors including Caveman and Caleb the Camel. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026

Jordan, an Ohio Republican who helped found the hardline Freedom Caucus, acted as a foil to his predecessors in House GOP leadership before rising up himself as a Judiciary Committee leader. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026

But what some people see as micromanagement, others see as an example of an associate attorney general who, unlike his predecessors, has taken on a more proactive oversight function. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Harrigan said because Wall Street and Silicon Valley have seen similar controversies play out before, this scandal may simply be following the script of its predecessors. — Laya Neelakandan,dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2026

Once sunk, the SS United States will surpass its predecessors on the trail, including a sunken aircraft carrier, the former USS Oriskany, by nearly 80 feet. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

Not far from the tree Illinois’ five new House members, all from the Chicago area, don’t drift far on the political spectrum from their predecessors. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026