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- ancestor
- forebear
- antecedent
- forerunner
- former
- precursor
- prior
- prototype
- antecessor
- foregoer
- previous
On this page you’ll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to predecessor, such as: ancestor, forebear, antecedent, forerunner, former, and precursor.
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WORDS RELATED TO PREDECESSOR
- antecedent
- ascendent
- father
- forbear
- forefather
- foregoer
- foremother
- mother
- parent
- predecessor
- progenitor
- ancestor
- begetter
- dad
- daddy
- forebearer
- origin
- pa
- padre
- papa
- parent
- pop
- predecessor
- procreator
- progenitor
- sire
- source
- antecedent(s)
- ascendant
- forebearer
- patriarch
- precursor
- predecessor
- primogenitor
- procreator
- progenitor
- antecedents
- ascendants
- forebearers
- patriarchs
- precursors
- predecessors
- primogenitors
- procreators
- progenitors
- advertisement
- announcement
- antecedent
- antecessor
- augury
- exemplar
- foregoer
- foreshadow
- foretoken
- forewarning
- indication
- mark
- model
- omen
- pattern
- portent
- precursor
- predecessor
- premonition
- presage
- prognostic
- prototype
- sign
- token
- warning
- ancestor
- child-bearer
- creator
- forebearer
- mom
- mommy
- origin
- parent
- predecessor
- procreator
- progenitor
- source
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predecessornoun
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
Antonyms:
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predecessornoun
The steam engine was the predecessor of diesel and electric locomotives.
Antonyms:
successor
Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote
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predecessornoun
one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
Synonyms:
harbinger, precursor, forerunner, herald -
harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursornoun
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Synonyms:
harbinger, precursor, trumpeter, forerunner, antecedent, herald
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- Indication
- Precursor
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John McCain:
The truth of that narrative is evidently of secondary importance, as the article exposed how the White House manipulated and, in some cases, manufactured facts to sell the reckless Iran nuclear deal to the American people as a prelude to large-scale disengagement from the Middle East, president Obama has taken great pains to set himself apart from his predecessor. He has succeeded in at least one respect by failing to find the courage to challenge his own assumptions, admit mistakes, and chart a better course.
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Cillian Nolan:
Rui’s appointment should transform Timorese politics by ushering in a new period of cross-party cooperation, the challenge will be to cultivate the same kind of authority and credibility as his predecessor.
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New York:
We have made clear through our words and our actions for many years that our predecessor company’s involvement with slavery is Lady Antebellum stain on our history that we can never forget. We are committed to fostering a greater understanding of slavery in America and supporting the Black community.
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Joe Biden:
It’s simply not true that my administration or policies are holding back domestic energy production, that’s simply not true. Even amid the pandemic, companies in the United States pump more oil during my first year in office, than they did during my predecessor’s first year. We’re approaching record levels of oil and gas production in the United States.
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Baltasar Gracián y Morales:
To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.
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| predecessor (Noun) — | One who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) |
| predecessor (Noun) — | Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone |
13 misspelling
ppredecessor
preddecessor
predeccessor
predece?or
predecesor
predecesso
predecessoor
predecessssor
predecezzor
predekessor
preedeeceessor
prredecessorr
redecessor
All synonyms in one line
ancestor, antecedent, forebear, forefather, foregoer, en.synonym.one, forerunner, founder, harbinger, herald, messenger, parent, path-finder, precursor, primogenitor, progenitor, prototype, sire, trailblazer, vanguard.
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Pronunciation:
[ pɹˈiːdɪsˌɛsə], [ pɹˈiːdɪsˌɛsə], [ p_ɹ_ˈiː_d_ɪ_s_ˌɛ_s_ə]
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- associate,
- co-worker,
- opposite number,
- subordinate,
- workmate,
- superior,
- colleague,
- counterpart,
- junior,
- relief.
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- retrospective,
- early,
- in retrospect,
- date back to,
- historically,
- historical,
- rewrite history,
- the annals of something,
- those were the days.
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- precede.
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- kin.
• ascendant (noun)
- fore mothers,
- fore-mothers,
- ascendents,
- fore mother.
• father (noun)
- pa,
- daddy,
- Padres,
- padre,
- procreators,
- Padri,
- begetter,
- daddies,
- begetters,
- Procreator,
- pas.
• forefather (noun)
- fore-father,
- fore fathers,
- fore-fathers,
- fore father.
• forerunner (noun)
- fore runners,
- fore goer,
- fore shadows,
- pre monitions,
- pre-monitions,
- pre monition,
- fore runner,
- fore-runners,
- fore-runner,
- fore-shadow,
- fore tokens,
- foregoers,
- fore-goer,
- fore-goers,
- pre sage,
- fore-token,
- fore goers,
- fore-warnings,
- fore shadow,
- fore-warning,
- fore token,
- fore warnings,
- fore-shadows,
- fore-tokens,
- pre-sage,
- pre sages,
- pre-monition,
- pre-sages.
• mother (noun)
- child bearers,
- childbearer,
- child bearer,
- childbearers,
- child-bearers.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- mom,
- foremothers,
- foreshadowers,
- primogenitor,
- ascendant,
- foreshadower,
- forerunner,
- portent,
- exemplar,
- Antecessor,
- mommies,
- forefathers,
- mother,
- antecessors,
- progenitor,
- mommy,
- ascendent,
- child-bearer,
- foretokens,
- Foregoer,
- primogenitors,
- Fore-mother,
- forefather,
- foremother,
- prototype,
- foretoken,
- father.
• person (noun)
- predecessor.
• precursor (noun)
- trailblazer,
- avant-garde,
- harbinger,
- forebear,
- scout,
- originator,
- antecedent,
- precursor,
- precedent,
- pioneer,
- founder.
• presager (noun)
- pre sager,
- fore shadowers,
- fore shadower,
- fore-shadowers,
- pre-sager,
- fore-shadower.
• prototype (noun)
- mock-ups,
- mockup,
- mock up,
- mock-up,
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Other synonyms:
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- parent.
• Other relevant words:
- Heritance,
- grouping,
- legacy,
- heritage,
- Heirship,
- order,
- ancestry,
- succession,
- position,
- placement,
- hierarchy.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- frontierswoman,
- Fathers,
- envoy,
- bushwhacker,
- indication,
- original,
- front-runner,
- colonist,
- root,
- archetype,
- ensign,
- foreboding,
- forbear,
- outrider,
- bountiful,
- pacemaker,
- dawn,
- sire,
- pattern,
- ancient,
- Fugleman,
- ascendants,
- preceding,
- former,
- leader,
- solution,
- announcer,
- point,
- elder,
- antecedents,
- significant,
- groundbreaker,
- Prodromus,
- pathfinder,
- bygone,
- messenger,
- past,
- stale,
- patriarchs,
- Vaunt-courier,
- predecessors,
- deceased,
- vainglorious,
- big,
- grandparents,
- granddaddy,
- settler,
- Buccinator,
- expectant,
- adult,
- elders,
- forebears,
- bellwether,
- innovator,
- prodromos,
- trailbreaker,
- ancestors,
- progenitors,
- theme,
- old,
- vanguard,
- stem,
- omen,
- boastful,
- origin,
- trumpeter,
- herald,
- elderly,
- previous,
- prodigious,
- frontiersman,
- stormy petrel,
- sign,
- explorer,
- dead,
- foregone,
- voortrekker,
- Avant-courier,
- trend-setter,
- guide,
- gravid,
- prodrome,
- older,
- stalking-horse,
- etymon,
- source,
- prior,
- grandfathers,
- ancestor.
How to use «Predecessor» in context?
Predecessor refers to somebody or something who came before or who influenced the origin or development of another person, thing or event. In grammar, a predecessor is a word used to describe someone or something that comes before or goes along with something else in time. For example, the predecessor of a book is the paper it was written on.
Predecessor can also be used as a noun to describe someone or something that comes before in a particular order. For example, John is the predecessor of George as the British Prime Minister. George is the predecessor of Theresa as the current British Prime Minister.
Paraphrases for Predecessor:
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Noun, singular or mass
forerunner.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
commissioners.
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Noun, singular or mass
foregoing, preceding, precursor, prior, progenitor.
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Proper noun, singular
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Noun, singular or mass
ancestor, precedent, successor.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Predecessor:
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forerunner, precursor.
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