n. Function: noun
1
Synonyms: CAUSE 1, determinant, occasion, reason
Related Words: forebear, forerunner, precursor; agency, instrumentality, means
Contrasted Words: sequel; upshot
Antonyms: consequence
2
Synonyms: FORERUNNER 2, ancestor, antecessor, foregoer, precursor, predecessor, prototype
3
antecedents plural
Synonyms: ANCESTOR 1, ascendant, forebear, forefather, primogenitor, progenitor