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antecedentadjective going before another in time or orderI'd like to follow up on an antecedent question from another reporter anterior, foregoing, former, precedent, preceding, previous, prior advance, early, prematureearliest, first, inaugural, initial, maiden, original, pioneerpreexistingintroductory, preliminaryerstwhile, whilom after, ensuing, following, later, posterior, subsequent, succeeding advanced, lateclosing, concluding, final, last, latest, latter, terminal, ultimate someone or something responsible for a resultwhat are the antecedents of the American Revolutionary War? causality, causation, cause, occasion, reason consideration, determinant, factoralpha and omega, be-all and end-allimpetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulusmother, origin, root, source, spring aftereffect, aftermath, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot ramificationdenouement(also dénouement), repercussionconclusion, endby-product, side effect(also side reaction) something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developedthe typewriter is the antecedent of the computer keyboard ancestor, archetype, daddy, foregoer, forerunner, granddaddy(also grandaddy), precursor, predecessor, prototype model, originaloriginator, sirefather, mother descendant(also descendent) by-product, derivative, offshoot, outgrowth, spin-offdaughter, son adj.preceding, antecedent, foregoing, previous, prior, former, anterior mean being before.preceding usually implies being immediately before in time or in place.the preceding sentence antecedent applies to order in time and may suggest a causal relation.conditions antecedent to the revolution foregoing applies chiefly to statements.the foregoing remarks previous and prior imply existing or occurring earlier, but prior often adds an implication of greater importance.a child from a previous marriage a prior obligation former implies always a definite comparison or contrast with something that is latter.the former name of the company anterior applies to position before or ahead of usually in space, sometimes in time or order.the anterior lobe of the brain in the 15th century |