Clues for the word "ANTECEDENT"
We've had 8 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 8 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on October 21, 2022.
Definition of antecedent
- a. - Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.
- a. - Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.
- n. - That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
- n. - One who precedes or goes in front.
- n. - The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history.
- n. - The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence "Solomon was the prince who built the temple," prince is the antecedent of who.
- n. - The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.
- n. - The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die.
- n. - The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.
Referring Clues
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - October 21, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - October 28, 2016
- Universal - October 16, 2013
- Guardian Quick - June 27, 2010
- New York Times - August 20, 2009
- Guardian Cryptic - October 29, 2004
- Guardian Quiptic - September 27, 2004
- New York Times - September 15, 2004