ANTEDATE Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

antedate

verb

ˈan-ti-ˌdāt

Definition of antedate

as in to precede

to go or come before in time dinosaurs antedate humans by millions of years

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Recent Examples of antedate In truth, however, Italy’s migration policies antedate Salvini by at least two years, and represent an ugly consensus generally if more quietly shared by many powers in the EU. — Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2019

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precede

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In contrast, a learner that assumes the world has shape, persistent objects, agents with goals, causes that precede effects and space with paths through it only needs enough data to locate things within that structure.

— Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Susan was perfectly content to spend hours beside the water with her daughter—a welcome relief for a woman who’d spent so much of the preceding years caring for other people.

— Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

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