POSTDATES Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

postdates

verb

present tense third-person singular of postdate

as in follows

to come after in time the inscription at the base actually postdates the statue itself by a number of years

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Recent Examples of postdates Crucially, because the Huayuan site postdates the Sinsk event and represents deeper parts of the ocean, the collection indicates that deep-water environments were a refuge for organisms during mass extinction. —

Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2026

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Verb

Evoking the scale and precision of the most celebrated Russian novelists, Daniyal Mueenuddin’s debut is a modern history of Pakistan told in four distinct parts, each of which follows a different main character with specific ambitions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
The film follows three souls across Edo-period Japan, 1865 New South Wales and 2027 Australia, where each lifetime carries the emotional imprint of the last.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 June 2026