" foregoer "

1: one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another;

  * e.g., " ... a nearly November snowfall that appears to be a disconcerting foregoer of the harsh winter facing us "

•  Synonyms : 

•  angel,

•  forerunner,

•  harbinger,

•  herald,

•  outrider,

•  precursor

•  Antonyms : 

•  descendant

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

  * e.g., " ... not many people still have manual typewriters, the foregoers to word processors "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ancestor,

•  antecedent,

•  archetype,

•  daddy,

•  forerunner,

•  granddaddy,

•  precursor,

•  predecessor,

•  prototype

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to go or come before in time;

  * e.g., " ... if the sparse crowds are any indication of the public's interest in the presidential candidate, then his reputation obviously foregoes him "

•  Synonyms : 

•  antecede,

•  antedate,

•  precede,

•  predate,

•  preexist

•  Antonyms : 

•  follow,

•  postdate,

•  succeed

1: to resist the temptation of;

  * e.g., " ... I'll forgo dessert tonight—I'm trying to lose weight "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abjure,

•  abstain (from),

•  forbear,

•  keep (from),

•  refrain (from),

•  withhold (from)

•  Antonyms : 

•  bow (to),

•  give in (to),

•  submit (to),

•  succumb (to),

•  surrender (to),

•  yield (to)