Synonyms for predecessor
ˈprɛd əˌsɛs ər; esp. Brit. ˈpri də-pre·de·ces·sor

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1. predecessornoun

   One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.

   Antonyms:
   successor

2. predecessornoun

   The steam engine was the predecessor of diesel and electric locomotives.

   Antonyms:
   successor

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1. predecessor

   Synonyms:
   ancestor, forerunner, elder

   Antonyms:
   posterity, junior, successor

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1. predecessornoun

   one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

   Synonyms:
   harbinger, precursor, forerunner, herald

2. harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursornoun

   something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

   Synonyms:
   harbinger, precursor, trumpeter, forerunner, antecedent, herald

Matched Categories

1. • Indication
   • Precursor

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1. predecessornoun

   Synonyms:
   precursor (in any office or position), forerunner

2. predecessornoun

   Synonyms:
   ancestor, forefather, progenitor

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1. List of paraphrases for "predecessor":

   ancestor, forerunner, former, replaced, precursor

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How to use predecessor in a sentence?

1. Baltasar Gracián y Morales:

   To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

2. Melanie Hart:

   They know that all the presidential candidates are all going to bash China, they know that when they are elected, they will follow the same approach their predecessor did.

3. Fox News:

   Johnson succeeded where his predecessor, Theresa May, failed by ‘getting Brexit done,’ but the break with the European Union hasn’t delivered the boost to trade that he and other Brexit advocates promised.

4. Manda Forster:

   And it makes sense that the later Benedictine monastery was built on the site of its Anglo-Saxon predecessor.

5. Aaron Friedberg:

   From the Chinese point of view, there is real uncertainty about what to expect from Trump. They are not sure, i think they worry that the new administration could be tougher and/or less predictable than its predecessor. At the same time, they do continue to talk about Trump as a deal maker, Trump as a pragmatist, they see him as more potentially more flexible, less ideological and therefore someone with whom they can make a deal.