Synonyms & related words for predate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of predate — including antecede, antedate, precede, preexist, backdate, postdate. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to predate

Explore words related to predate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include foredate, forego, pretypify, prefigured, foreshadowed, earliest, foreshadower, presignify. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for predate

Common synonyms for predate include antecede, antedate, precede, preexist, backdate, postdate, forerun — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does predate come from?

The word predate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pre-, from Latin prae (“before, in front”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.