n. 25B6; noun
her antecedents have been traced : ANCESTOR, forefather, forebear, progenitor, primogenitor; ( antecedents ) ancestry, family tree, lineage, genealogy, roots.
the guitar's antecedent : PRECURSOR, forerunner, predecessor.
descendant.
25B6; adjective antecedent events : PREVIOUS, earlier, prior, preceding, precursory; formal anterior.
subsequent.