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antecedent

Letters that make antecedent

a, d, e, n, c, t are letters that make 'antecedent'

Words within antecedent

Eden, den, dent, AN, te, NT, EC, ante, en, cede, antecede, ant, ED, tec, CE, DE, Ce, Te are words within 'antecedent'

antecedent is a 10 letter word starting with a
antecedent is a 10 letter word ending with t

5 possible definitions for 'antecedent'

Antecedent as "anything that precedes something similar in time"

Under this definition, antecedent is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

forerunner has the same meaning as antecedent

antecedent as a type

'antecedent' can be a type of temporal relation.

Derivatives of antecedent

antecedent is a derivative of antecedent.

Example of antecedent used within this context

"phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"

Antecedent as "someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)"

Under this definition, antecedent is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ancestor, ascendent, ascendant, root have the same meaning as 'antecedent'

Antonyms

descendant, descendent have the opposite meaning of 'antecedent'

antecedent as a type

'antecedent' can be a type of relation, relative.

Types of antecedent

ancestress, forebear, forbear, forefather, foremother, progenitor, primogenitor, sire, father are types of 'antecedent'.

Derivatives of antecedent

transmissible, ancestral, antecedent, hereditary, patrimonial are derivatives of 'antecedent'.

Antecedent as "a preceding occurrence or cause or event"

Under this definition, antecedent is a noun and has the following properties:

antecedent as a type

'antecedent' can be a type of cause.

Derivatives of antecedent

predate, forgo, forego, antecede, antedate, precede, antecedent are derivatives of 'antecedent'.

Antecedent as "the referent of an anaphor, a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun"

Under this definition, antecedent is a noun and has the following properties:

antecedent as a type

'antecedent' can be a type of referent.

Derivatives of antecedent

antecedent is a derivative of antecedent.

Antecedent as "preceding in time or order"

Under this definition, antecedent is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

subsequent has the opposite meaning of antecedent

Derivatives of antecedent

antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, ancestor, precedence, precedency, priority, ascendent, ascendant, root, forerunner, antecedent are derivatives of 'antecedent'.

Similar to antecedent

pre-existing, anterior, prior(a), anticipatory, prevenient, preexistent, pre-existent, preexisting are similar to 'antecedent'.