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Preceding in time or order

Belonging or happening near the beginning of a particular period

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

A thing that existed before and logically precedes another

Something that precedes, and is likely the cause of, another thing

A person's ancestor(s)

A person's familial or social background

The principle on which an idea, activity or process is based on

The necessary basis for something to develop

The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes

Protasis or conditional

An event or action that is regarded as an example or guide for subsequent circumstances

That which originates or causes the formation of something

An element or circumstance contributing to a result

One's background or life experience

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Adjective

Preceding in time or order

above-mentioned

earlier mentioned

formerly mentioned

previously mentioned

in the olden days

ancient history

in the good old days

down memory lane

of an earlier time

of a former period

once upon a time

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“Decreasing an undesirable behavior involves eliminating or changing the antecedent event that evoked the behavior.”

Adjective

Belonging or happening near the beginning of a particular period

meat-and-potatoes

rough and ready

unindustrialized

in an early stage

meat and potatoes

rough-and-tumble

rough-and-ready

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Adjective

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

Noun

A thing that existed before and logically precedes another

“The information society will be established as an antecedent to the knowledge-based society.”

Noun

Something that precedes, and is likely the cause of, another thing

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

interconnection

cause and effect

chief ingredient

why and wherefore

whys and wherefores

principal element

the main reason

the why and wherefore

line of reasoning

ulterior motive

score to settle

object of the exercise

mitigating circumstances

supporting evidence

where one's heading

mental gymnastics

school of thought

good explanation

well-founded argument

point well taken

reasonable grounds

reasonable justification

something in mind

motivating force

impelling cause

vested interest

object of desire

special interest

shot in the arm

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“The interwar crisis can properly be regarded as the main antecedent of the war.”

Noun

A person's ancestor(s)

“The Boston agent added that this clerk was a young man of wholly unquestioned veracity and reliability, of known antecedents and long with the company.”

Noun

A person's familial or social background

line of descent

family background

heirs and assigns

genealogical chart

genealogical tree

civilization^US

congenital traits

genetic make-up

naturalisation^UK

enfranchisement

ethnic minority

naturalization^US

civilisation^UK

congenital characteristics

inborn character

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“Nothing was known locally either of his antecedents or of the reasons which had prompted him to come to this Lancashire hamlet.”

Noun

The principle on which an idea, activity or process is based on

fundamental principle

fundamental point

main ingredient

principal element

principal constituent

chief ingredient

point of departure

meat and potatoes

sum and substance

heart of the matter

first principle

name of the game

foundation stone

bread and butter

first principles

basic principles

chief constituent

guiding principle

solid foundation

intuitive approach

simple approach

central component

crux of the matter

defining characteristic

essential element

essential feature

important element

vital component

fundamental aspect

important consideration

crucial element

critical detail

basic ingredient

organization^US

firm foundation

indispensable content

what it's all about

organisation^UK

sound foundation

strong foundation

broad foundation

personification

exemplification

fundamental nature

intrinsic nature

fundamental quality

basic characteristic

most important part

centre of attention^UK

center of attention^US

primary element

animating spirit

be-all and end-all

important point

general picture

nature of the beast

formularization

main ingredients

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Noun

The necessary basis for something to develop

motivating force

impelling cause

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Noun

The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes

Noun

Protasis or conditional

Noun

An event or action that is regarded as an example or guide for subsequent circumstances

previous instance

previous example

point of reference

representative case

exemplification

guiding principle

standard of excellence

reference point

genuine article

point of comparison

standard procedure

classic example

frame of reference

standard of comparison

measuring stick

required standard

personification

perfect example

definitive example

typical example

textbook example

representative example

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Noun

That which originates or causes the formation of something

place of origin

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Noun

An element or circumstance contributing to a result

instrumentality

contributing factor

determining factor

part and parcel

variable quantity

state of affairs

lay of the land

lie of the land

set of conditions

how the land lies

how things stand

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Noun

One's background or life experience

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