Precursory

Synonyms for "precursory" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

premonitory antecedent anterior augural chief exordial first foreboding foregoing foremost forerunning foreshadowing

Strong matches (17)

foreshowing foretokening forewarning heading headmost heavy with meaning inaugural indicative initiatory intuitive leading meaningful monitory portentous precautional

Adjective(2 words)

introductory preambulatory

Related words (29)

precautionary precedent preceding precessional precursive predictive prefatory prefigurative preindicative preliminary preludial prelusive preparatory presageful presaging prevenient prior prodromal prodromic proemial

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prognostic prognosticative propaedeutic significant warning

Adjective(3 words)

precursive preliminary prodromous

Adjective(1 words)

premonitory

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

1 entries

former

More specific

8 entries

inaugural preambulary prefatory preludial preludious prelusive prelusory proemial

Synonyms

1 entries

premonitory

has context

1 entries

medicine

related to

2 entries

onset precursor

similar

2 entries

prophetic prophetical

Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

предшестващ adj (relating to events that will follow)

French

1 entries

précurseur adj (relating to events that will follow)

Portuguese

1 entries

precursor adj (relating to events that will follow)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

precursory symptoms of a fever

Source: wiktionary

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