The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PRIOR which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Antecedent crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRIOR | 67 % | 5 |
| CAUSE | 17 % | 5 |
| BEFORE | 8 % | 6 |
| PREVIOUS | 8 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Antecedent
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- prior
- preceding
- preexistent
- prevenient
- anticipatory
- ante
- ascendant
- ascendent
- ancestor
- forerunner
- anterior
- earlier
Crossword Answer definitions
PRIOR noun- A high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot.
- A chief magistrate in Italy.
- (law enforcement) A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's record.
- In Bayesian inference, a prior probability distribution, one based on information or belief before additional data is collected.
- Advance; previous; coming before.
- Former, previous.
- Previously.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PRIOR
- Earlier
- Rap sheet item
- Previous
- Earlier; previous
- Former
- Monk
- Rap sheet datum
- Abbot's aide
- Crime on the books
- In the past
More clues leading to the result CAUSE
- Social movement
- Something to believe in
- Activist's drive
- Precipitate
- Activist's passion
- Thing to rally behind
- Bring about
- Lead to
- "Rebel Without a ___"
- Something to fight for
More clues leading to the result BEFORE
- "Age ___ beauty"
- Ere, now
- In the presence of
- Previously
- Prior to
- The out-of-shape photo
- See 9-across
- Photo in ads
- Ugly photo label?
- Comparison photo