ANTEDATES Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

antedates

verb

present tense third-person singular of antedate

as in precedes

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

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As a result, organizers decided that once the peloton reached France for the last 40 kilometers, the publicity caravan — a 10-kilometer-long procession of sponsor vehicles that precedes the race — would not operate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Your mental exhaustion often precedes your physical limitations.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026

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