20 entries under predecessor topic. ×

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progenitor(noun, sign, relative, author, pop)
4
ancestor(noun, sign, relative, author, pop)
4
forerunner(noun, herald, messenger)
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founder(noun, person)
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parent(noun, relative, author, pop, ancestor)
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antecedent
3
primogenitor
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sire
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author
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materfamilias(noun, relative, author)
2
matriarch
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patriarch
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procreator(noun, relative, author, pop, parent)
2
relative
1
ascendant
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begetter
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originator
1
paterfamilias
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origin(noun, pop, parent, ancestor)
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source(noun, pop, parent, ancestor)
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APASmart Define. (2013). forebearer thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/forebearer/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2013. "forebearer thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/forebearer/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
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MLASmart Define. "forebearer thesaurus" 28 June 2013. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/forebearer/thesaurus/synonyms>