Thesaurus:precursor

Thesaurus

precursor

English

Noun

Sense: any thing that precedes another thing

Synonyms

• antecedent
• beforemath
• foremath
• precedent
• precursor
• progenitor (figuratively)

Antonyms

• aftermath
• consecution (archaic)
• derivative
• follower
• sequel

Hyponyms

• front matter    [⇒ thesaurus]
• predecessor    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “64. precursor” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “precursor” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.