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predecessor(someone, something, precursor)
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precursor(something, precursor, antecedent, pioneer)
8
forerunner(sign, example, precursor)
5
ancestor(precursor, predecessor)
5
antecedent
4
progenitor
4
prototype(original, example, precursor)
3
forebear
2
ancestry
2
foregoer
2
harbinger
2
precedent
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avant-garde
1
forbear
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forefather
1
foreshadower
1
founder
1
origin
1
originator
1
parentage
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APASmart Define. (2016). antecessor thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/antecessor/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "antecessor thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/antecessor/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, antecessor thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/antecessor/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "antecessor thesaurus" 29 February 2016. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/antecessor/thesaurus/synonyms>