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
• grandaddies
• granddaddies
• archetypes
• originators
• daddies
• models
• mothers
• foregoers
• fathers
• sires

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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