antecedent
Definitions
Noun
- Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- A preceding occurrence or cause or event
- Anything that precedes something similar in time
- The referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
Adjective
- Preceding in time or order
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "antecedent".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antecedents | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | antecedent | 4 | 1 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "antecedent".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "antecedent".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ancient | 2 | 69 |
| 2 | unprecedented | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | precedent | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | precedents | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | transcendental | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | antecedents | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | decedent | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | transcendent | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | canteen | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | tenement | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | intercede | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | decedents | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | needn't | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | interceded | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | evanescent | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | descendent | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | decedent's | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | needlepoint | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | neediest | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | lancelet | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "antecedent" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "antecedent" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "antecedent" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "antecedent".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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