antecedent

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Earlier, either in time or in order.
2. (not-comparable) Presumptive.

Noun

1. Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
2. An ancestor.
3. A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun or other pro-form.
4. The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p→q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
5. The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
6. The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
7. (in-plural) Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.

Opposite of

successive

Synonyms

ancestor

preceding

previous

forerunner

precedent

former

predecessor

prior

precursor

earlier

anterior

forefather

foregoing

antecessor

root

foregoer

forebear

advanced

a priori

ascendant

ascendent

advance

forward

past

pacemaker

foretype

old

🧓

illusionist

precondition

foundation

foremother

preliminary

prelude

premise

prerequisite

presupposition

forbear

primogenitor

correlative

protasis

quondam

referent

correlate

sire

trailblazer

ex-

ancestress

first component

anterior to

origin

Translations

antécédent

antecedente

antecedente

antecedente

antecedent

antecedent

προηγούμενος

précédent

voorafgaande

antecedentes

vorhergehend

voorafgaand

vroeger

Bezugswort

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: antecedent

In summary

From Middle English antecedent, borrowed from Old French antecedent, from Latin antecēdēns (“going before”), from antecēdō (“to precede; excel; surpass”).