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precursive

ADJECTIVE

ominous

Synonyms

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apocalyptic dangerous dark dire dismal gloomy grim haunting perilous portentous prophetic sinister threatening

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augural baleful baneful clouded direful doomed doomful fateful fearful forbidding hostile ill-boding ill-fated impending inauspicious inhospitable lowering malefic malificent malign minatory premonitory presaging prescient suggestive unfriendly unlucky unpromising unpropitious

Antonyms

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bright cheerful encouraging good happy hopeful joyful light nice pleasant safe secure sunny

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auspicious lucky promising propitious

ADJECTIVE

preceding

Synonyms

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introductory previous prior

STRONG

foregoing forward front head lead leading pioneer pioneering

WEAK

above-mentioned above-named aforeknown aforementioned aforesaid ahead of antecedent anterior before erstwhile forerunning former heretofore one time other past precedent precursory preexistent prefatory preliminary preparatory prevenient prodromal supra

Antonyms

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later

STRONG

back inferior last unimportant

WEAK

after below following

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"They're extremely intelligent, they're very similar to us, they have cultures, they have prototypical behaviors that are assumed to be precursive of language," Dr. Adriano Lameira told Salon last year.

From Salon • May 9, 2023

"They're extremely intelligent, they're very similar to us, they have cultures, they have prototypical behaviors that are assumed to be precursive of language," Dr. Adriano Lameira told Salon.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2022

Wherever a desired result is achieved by the co-operation of many independent persons, its existence as a fact is a pure consequence of the precursive faith in one another of those immediately concerned.

From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William

The national circumstances precursive to—1st, the English Rebellion.—2nd, the French Revolution.

From Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey by Cottle, Joseph

Already was the blooming Endymion overspread with smiles and radiance of joy, as a precursive morning-star of his waking day.

From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul

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