Synonyms of foregoer

foregoer

noun

1

as in precursor

one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another

a nearly November snowfall that appears to be a disconcerting foregoer of the harsh winter facing us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• precursor
• forerunner
• sign
• angel
• symptom
• herald
• harbinger
• outrider
• foretaste
• messenger
• advertiser
• runner
• blazoner
• foreboder
• foreshadower
• announcer
• courier
• forewarning
• omen
• crier
• foreshadowing
• portent
• proclaimer
• presage
• foreboding
• bellwether
• augury
• auspice
• prefiguring
• boding
• mark

2

as in forerunner

something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed

not many people still have manual typewriters, the foregoers to word processors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forerunner
• ancestor
• precursor
• prototype
• predecessor
• daddy
• antecedent
• original
• grandaddy
• mother
• archetype
• model
• granddaddy
• originator
• father
• sire

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descendant
• descendent
• daughter
• son
• derivative
• by-product
• outgrowth
• offshoot
• spin-off