When the antecedent is this, that, these or those it is usual to use 'which'.
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Antecedent
//ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt//
Synonyms for "antecedent" (141 found)
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Related words (70)
inauguralinitialinitiatoryinnovatorinstrumentalitylead runnerleaderleadingmeansmessengermotiveoccasionolderpacepastpathfinderpatriarchspioneerpointpre existent
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precedingprecessionalprecurrentprecursorprecursorypredatepredecessorpredecessorspreexistentprefatorypreliminarypreludialprelusivepremisepreparatoryprevenientpreviousprimeprimogenitorprinciplepriorproemialprogenitorprogenitorspropaedeuticprotasisprototypereasonscoutseniorsourcestimulusstormy petreltrailblazertrailbreakervanguardvaunt-couriervoortrekker
Noun(6 words)
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5 entriesAntonyms
3 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
3 entrieshas context
3 entriesholonym
3 entriesis a
3 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
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12 entriesTranslations
137 translations across 28 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- предишен adj (earlier in time or order)
- предшестващ adj (earlier in time or order)
- предшественик noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
Catalan
1 entries- antecedent noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 先行詞 /先行词 noun (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun)
- 前情 noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
- 前辈 noun (ancestor)
Czech
4 entries- dřívější adj (earlier in time or order)
- předchozí adj (earlier in time or order)
- předcházející adj (earlier in time or order)
- předchůdce noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
Dutch
4 entries- voorafgaand adj (earlier in time or order)
- vroeger adj (earlier in time or order)
- antecedent noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
- antecedent noun (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun)
Finnish
4 entries- edeltävä adj (earlier in time or order)
- edeltäjä noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
- edeltävä asia noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
- esi-isä noun (ancestor)
French
4 entries- antécédent adj (earlier in time or order)
- antécédent noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
- antécédent noun (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun)
- antécédent noun (conditional part of a hypothetical proposition)
German
4 entries- früher adj (earlier in time or order)
- vor adj (earlier in time or order)
- vorangehend adj (earlier in time or order)
- vorausgehend adj (earlier in time or order)
Greek
4 entries- προηγούμενος noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
- πρόγονος noun (ancestor)
- πρότερος noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
- υπόθεση noun (conditional part of a hypothetical proposition)
Hindi
4 entries- पूर्वगामी adj (earlier in time or order)
- पूर्ववर्ती adj (earlier in time or order)
- पूर्ववर्त्ती noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
- पूर्ववर्त्ती noun (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun)
Hungarian
4 entries- előbbi adj (earlier in time or order)
- korábbi adj (earlier in time or order)
- megelőző adj (earlier in time or order)
- előzmény noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
Icelandic
4 entries- undanfari adj (earlier in time or order)
- forliður noun (conditional part of a hypothetical proposition)
- undanfari noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
- undanfari noun (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun)
Italian
4 entries- antecedente adj (earlier in time or order)
- antecedente noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
- antecedente noun (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun)
- antecedente noun (conditional part of a hypothetical proposition)
Japanese
1 entries- 先行詞 noun (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun)
Latin
2 entries- antecēdēns adj (earlier in time or order)
- antecēdēns noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
Malay
4 entries- sebelum adj (earlier in time or order)
- anteseden noun (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun)
- keturunan noun (ancestor)
- sebelum noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
Mongolian
1 entries- төлөөлөгдөхүүн noun (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun)
Polish
4 entries- antecedentny adj (earlier in time or order)
- uprzedni adj (earlier in time or order)
- antecedencje noun (Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.)
- antecedens noun (conditional part of a hypothetical proposition)
Portuguese
4 entries- antecedente adj (earlier in time or order)
- ancestral noun (ancestor)
- antecedente noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
- antecedente noun (ancestor)
Romanian
4 entries- antecedent adj (earlier in time or order)
- precedent adj (earlier in time or order)
- antecedent noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
- precedent noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
Russian
2 entries- предше́ствующий adj (earlier in time or order)
- предыду́щий adj (earlier in time or order)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- antecedȅnt adj (earlier in time or order)
- antecèdent adj (earlier in time or order)
- antecèdent noun (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun)
Spanish
4 entries- antecedente adj (earlier in time or order)
- ancestro noun (ancestor)
- antecedente noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
- antecedente noun (ancestor)
Swedish
1 entries- föregångare noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
Tagalog
2 entries- nauna adj (earlier in time or order)
- nauna noun (any thing that precedes another thing)
Ukrainian
2 entries- передуючий adj (earlier in time or order)
- попередній adj (earlier in time or order)
Vietnamese
1 entries- tiền bối noun (ancestor)
Welsh
1 entries- rhagflaenydd noun (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
If we alter the construction of such sentences, the missing antecedent is often restored.
Source: tatoeba (9940629)
Alchemy was the antecedent of chemistry.
Source: tatoeba (12365469)
an antecedent cause
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