antecedents

Noun

• someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
• a preceding occurrence or cause or event
• anything that precedes something similar in time
• the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
• plural of antecedent

Synonyms

ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, forerunner, root

Antonyms

descendant