PREDATING Synonyms
4 hypernyms for predating. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PREDATING
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| antedate | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • be earlier in time; go back further • establish something as being earlier relative to something else | ||||||
| precede | verb v | |||||
verb • be earlier in time; go back further • come before • be the predecessor of • move ahead (of others) in time or space • furnish with a preface or introduction | ||||||
| antecede | verb v | |||||
verb • be earlier in time; go back further | ||||||
| forego | verb v | |||||
verb • be earlier in time; go back further • do without or cease to hold or adhere to • lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime | ||||||
| preexist | verb v | |||||
verb • exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time | ||||||
| forerun | verb v | |||||
verb • To run in front. • To precede; to forecast or foreshadow. | ||||||
| foredate | verb v | |||||
verb • establish something as being earlier relative to something else | ||||||
| prey | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence • animal hunted or caught for food verb • profit from in an exploitatory manner • prey on or hunt for | ||||||
| backdate | verb v | |||||
verb • make effective from an earlier date | ||||||
| forgo | verb v | |||||
verb • do without or cease to hold or adhere to • be earlier in time; go back further • lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime | ||||||
| raven | noun n | |||||
noun • large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail verb • obtain or seize by violence • prey on or hunt for • eat greedily • feed greedily | ||||||