The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word FOREBEARS which also is the latest solution we found used in Washington Post in 1997.
Antecedents crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FOREBEARS | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Antecedents
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
- ancestors
Crossword Answer definitions
FOREBEARS verb- To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
- To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
- To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
- To control oneself when provoked.
- An ancestor.
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