Forerunner synonyms
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One that precedes another; a forerunner or predecessor:
The definition of a predecessor is someone who came before another person.
One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.
An antecedent is a part of a sentence that is later replaced by a pronoun.
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
The definition of a prototype is the original model.
A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor.
The part of an army which goes ahead of the main body; the van
A person who blazes a trail
A person who goes before, preparing the way for others, as an early settler or a scientist doing exploratory work
One who, or that which, presages; a foreteller; a foreboder.
One who or that which foreshadows.
A prophetic sign; omen; prognostic
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A posted notice bearing a designation, direction, or command:
(Archaic) Something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy.
A sign or symptom indicating the future course of a disease.
messenger (related)
(Nautical) A light line with which a heavier line may be hauled e.g. from the deck of a ship to the pier.
antecessor
(Rare) A predecessor
An omen; portent; indication
avant-courier
A person dispatched before another person or company, to give notice of his or their approach.
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The leading position or persons in new or unconventional movements, esp. in the arts; vanguard
The definition of an omen is something that is believed to predict the future.
Someone who originates, creates or founds something.
(Music) A piece or movement that serves as an introduction to another section or composition and establishes the key, such as one that precedes a fugue, opens a suite, or precedes a church service.
premonitor
One who, or that which, gives premonition.
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A subjective indication of a disorder or disease, such as pain, nausea or weakness. Symptoms may be accompanied by objective signs of disease such as abnormal laboratory test results or findings during a physical examination.
A statement telling of or an indication providing evidence of impending danger, difficulty, or misfortune:
result (antonym)
The consequence or consequences desired
That which is prefigured.
An indication or warning of a future occurrence; an omen.
A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.
writing (or handwriting) on the wall
precede (related)
precede (plural precedes) Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)
foresight (related)
The ability or action of imagining or anticipating what might happen in the future.
warn (related)
A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil
show (related)
A display; a manifestation:
fore-runner (related)
mainstay (related)
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birthplace (related)
Find another word for forerunner. In this page you can discover 43 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for forerunner, like: precursor, predecessor, harbinger, antecedent, ancestor, prototype, foregoer, forebear, vanguard, trailblazer and pioneer.