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