antecedent
NOUNADJECTIVE
/,æntɪ'sidənt/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
antecedent is a valid 10-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1N1T1E1C3E1D2E1N1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does antecedent mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Anything that precedes something similar in time.
“phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
A preceding occurrence or cause or event.
BROADER
RELATED
4
The referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun.
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Preceding in time or order.
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED