14 entries under predecessor topic. ×

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precursor(noun, person, something, precede, precursor)
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forefather(noun, kin, precede)
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progenitor(noun, person, cause, influence, connection)
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forebear(noun, origin, kin, descent, precede)
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forerunner(noun, person, herald, precede, precursor)
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antecedent(noun, adjective, person, fake, copy)
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primogenitor(noun, forefather)
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ascendant(noun, kin, precede, forefather)
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founder(noun, precursor, forefather)
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foremother(noun, kin, precede)
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antecessor(noun, precursor)
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foregoer
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forebearer(noun, sign, relative, author, pop)
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foundation(cause, source, derivation, forerunner)
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APASmart Define. (2015). ancestor thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/ancestor/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "ancestor thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/ancestor/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, ancestor thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/ancestor/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "ancestor thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/ancestor/thesaurus/synonyms>