| predecessor(noun, person, sign, original, indication) |
| precursor(noun, person, original, something, relative) |
| preceding(noun, adjective, time, former, precede) |
| prior(adjective, time, former, earlier, precede) |
| precedent(noun, adjective, time, example, precede) |
| forerunner(noun, person, sign, original, example) |
| former(adjective, order, time, precedence, priority) |
| anterior(adjective, time, head, beginning, prime) |
| previous(adjective, time, precede, before, priority) |
| foregoing(noun, adjective, time, former, precedence) |
| ancestor(noun, person, cause, sign, original) |
| aforementioned(adjective, precedence, priority) |
| progenitor(noun, person, cause, sign, kin) |
| forefather(noun, origin, kin, descent, precede) |
| past(noun, adjective, time, past, former) |
| forebear(noun, origin, kin, descent, background) |
| ascendant(noun, kin, relative, author, precede) |
| cause(noun, feature, support, action, start) |
| earlier(adjective, adverb, time, precede, before) |
| preliminary(adjective, original, past, previous, early) |