📜antecedents

noun
/ˌæntɪˈsiːdənts/

Meaning

previous events, conditions, or people that influence or serve as a basis for something that follows

Example Sentences

The lawyer examined the criminal antecedents of the suspect.

Synonyms

predecessors, ancestors, forerunners, history, background

Antonyms

descendants, successors

Collocations

criminal antecedents, family antecedents, historical antecedents, social antecedents

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