relative vs antecedent

antecedent vs relative

relative and antecedent both are nouns.

relative and antecedent both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relative	Yes	Yes	No	No
antecedent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, antecedent is a hyponym of relative; that is, antecedent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than relative:

relative: a person related by blood or marriage
antecedent: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

Other hyponyms of relative include ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, root, cousin-german, cousin, first cousin, full cousin, descendant, descendent, in-law, relative-in-law, blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib, family, kin, kinsperson, enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib, agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib, kinsman, kinswoman, kissing cousin, kissing kin, next of kin, issue, offspring, progeny, second cousin, sib, sibling, better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse.

relative (noun)	antecedent (noun)
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)	the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
a person related by blood or marriage	a preceding occurrence or cause or event
	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
	anything that precedes something similar in time

relative (adjective)	antecedent (adjective)
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete	preceding in time or order
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

Difference between relative and antecedent

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