Antecedent
/ˌantɪˈsiːdənt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:16 pts10 letters
Definition of Antecedent
noun
- Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
- An ancestor.
- (grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
- The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p \rightarrow q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
- The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
adjective
- Earlier, either in time or in order.
"an antecedent cause"
- Presumptive.
"an antecedent improbability"
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SYNONYMS
ascendantascendentforebearforefatherforerunnerpredecessorprogenitorprecedentprecursor
ANTONYMS
anaphorconsequentsuccedent