Synonym Dictionary

Something that came earlier and helped shape a later event or development.

To admit a point or yield something after resistance.

An earlier example that can guide a later decision or action.

To move backward or away, or gradually become smaller or less intense.

Having no known previous example.

To recognize or admit that something exists or is true.

To accept or agree without active resistance, often reluctantly.

To stop resisting and accept another side's demands.

Permission or voluntary agreement to something proposed.

To postpone something, or to yield to another person's judgment or priority.

To decline or gradually diminish.

To become involved in order to affect a situation.

To help opposing parties discuss their differences and work toward an agreement.

New or unusually original.

More important than other competing concerns or considerations.

More important than anything else in a particular situation.

Something that comes before another thing and signals or contributes to its development.

A person or thing that came before another in the same role or position.

To give up possession, control, or a claim.

To become less intense or to sink to a lower level.

To diminish gradually in strength, size, or intensity.