ANTECEDENT Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 168 solutions for 'ANTECEDENT' with 2 to 15 letters.
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The clue "antecedent" last appeared in the The Sun crossword on October 26, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "FOREBEAR", a 8-letter word.

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ANTECEDENT with 2 letters
EX
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ANTECEDENT with 3 letters
ERE
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LOP
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OSS
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PUT
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TEL
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ANTECEDENT with 4 letters
BASE
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CALL
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FORE
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OLEO
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ONCE
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PACE
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PAST
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RAGS
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ANTECEDENT with 5 letters
ABOVE
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BASIS
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CAUSE
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CHIEF
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EARLY
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ELDER
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ENVOY
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FIRST
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GUIDE
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MEANS
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OLDER
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POINT
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PRIME
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PRIOR ⭐
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SCOUT
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ANTECEDENT with 6 letters
AGENCY
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BEARER
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BEFORE
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ELDERS
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ESCORT
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FACTOR
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FORMER
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GROUND
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HERALD
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LEADER
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MOTIVE
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ORIGIN
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REASON
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RUNNER
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SENIOR
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SOONER
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SOURCE
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ANTECEDENT with 7 letters
ALREADY
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CARRIER
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COURIER
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EARLIER
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ELEMENT
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FATHERS
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FORERUN
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GROUNDS
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HEADING
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INITIAL
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LEADING
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ONETIME
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PIONEER
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PREDATE
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PREMISE
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ANTECEDENT with 8 letters
ANCESTOR ⭐
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ANTECEDE
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ANTEDATE
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ANTERIOR
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CI-DEVANT
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EMISSARY
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ETIOLOGY
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EXORDIAL
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EXPLORER
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FOREBEAR ⭐
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FOREGOER
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FOREMOST
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FORMERLY
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FUGLEMAN
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GUARDIAN
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HEADMOST
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OCCASION
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ORIGINAL
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OUTRIDER
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PREVIOUS
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PROEMIAL
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STIMULUS
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SUPERIOR
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UNTIMELY
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VANGUARD
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ANTECEDENT with 9 letters
AFORESAID
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ANCESTORS
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ANNOUNCER
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ASCENDANT
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ATTENDANT
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BEGINNING
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CAUSATION
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ERSTWHILE
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EXCEEDING
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FOREBEARS
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FOREGOING
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HARBINGER
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INAUGURAL
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INITIALLY
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Top answers for ANTECEDENT crossword clue from newspapers

FOREBEAR
ANCESTOR
PRIOR

Definition of antecedent

  • a preceding occurrence or cause or event; anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"; preceding in time or order; the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun

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What is the best solution to the riddle ANTECEDENT?

Solution FOREBEAR is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution FOREBEAR is 8 letters long. We have 24 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "ANTECEDENT"?

There are 168 solutions. The longest is INSTRUMENTALITY with 15 letters, and the shortest is EX with 2 letters.

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Solutions are between 2 and 15 letters long.

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