Synonyms for forerunner
ˈfɔrˌrʌn ər, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈrʌn ər, foʊr-fore·run·ner

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1. forerunner

   Synonyms:
   predecessor, precursor, harbinger, herald, omen, avant-courier

   Antonyms:
   successor, follower

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1. precursor, forerunnernoun

   a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

   Synonyms:
   harbinger, precursor, predecessor, antecedent, herald

2. harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursornoun

   something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

   Synonyms:
   harbinger, precursor, predecessor, trumpeter, antecedent, herald

3. antecedent, forerunnernoun

   anything that precedes something similar in time

   "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"

   Synonyms:
   precursor, root, ancestor, herald, ascendant, predecessor, ascendent, harbinger, antecedent

Matched Categories

1. • Indication
   • Person
   • Temporal Relation

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1. forerunnernoun

   Synonyms:
   precursor, harbinger, herald, foregoer, avant-courier

2. forerunnernoun

   Synonyms:
   prelude, prognostic, sign, omen

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1. forerunnernoun

   Synonyms:
   precursor, harbinger, herald, avant-courier

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1. List of paraphrases for "forerunner":

   precursor, ancestor, predecessor, pioneer, harbinger, progenitor

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How to use forerunner in a sentence?

1. The Buddha:

   Mind is the forerunner of (all good) states. Mind is chief; mind-made are they. If one speaks or acts with pure mind, because of that,happiness follows one, even as one's shadow that never leaves

2. George Crane:

   Congealed thinking is the forerunner of failure... make sure you are always receptive to new ideas.