antecedence
State of preceding
Antecedence is the state of coming before something else in time, order, or position.
The word emphasizes priority or precedence: The antecedence of the injury to the accident was disputed by the insurance company.
It appears most often in legal, philosophical, or formal contexts where establishing what came first matters.
Something that comes first
- causeWhat produces an effect
- originStarting point or source
- sourcePoint of origin
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
genesis · ancestor · forebear · progenitor · forerunner · harbinger · herald · foreshadowing
Existing before another
- beforePrior in time
- earlierAt a prior time
- previousOccurring before another
- formerPreviously holding a position
foregoing · preexisting · predating · anteriority · precession · prehistory · beforehand · formerly
Position number one
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- primacyCondition of being foremost
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- rankingOrdered position assignment
seniority · hierarchy · succession · lineage · chain · progression · preeminence · foremost
precursor
Something that comes first
root · genesis · ancestor · forebear · progenitor · forerunner · harbinger · herald · foreshadowing · prelude
prior
Existing before another
former · foregoing · preexisting · predating · anteriority · precession · prehistory · beforehand · formerly · erstwhile
first
Position number one
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- primacyCondition of being foremost
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
ranking · seniority · hierarchy · succession · lineage · chain · progression · preeminence · foremost · leading
antecedencesubsequence
Ordered partial selection
succession · following · consequence · aftermath · sequel
antecedenceconsequence
Result of an action
derivation · dependency · inferiority · subordination · result