Synonyms of predate

predate

verb

(ˌ)prē-ˈdāt 

as in to precede

to go or come before in time

gunpowder predated the invention of the gun by several centuries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• precede
• antedate
• forego
• preexist
• antecede

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follow
• succeed
• postdate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of predate

Sia, born in Australia 10 years before Lady Gaga, had a career that predated hers as well. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 July 2026

The policy predated SceneSmith and had never trained on its environments or assets. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026

Anxieties about the future of movie theatres, of course, predated the pandemic. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

Except that Finley won’t entertain the possibility that American exhaustion with wars predates TikTok. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026