What is another word for antedates?

Pronunciation: [ˈantɪdˌe͡ɪts] (IPA)

Antedates is a term used to describe something that came before a particular event or time frame. Synonyms for antedates include precedes, foreshadows, predates, comes before, precedents, and forerunners. These terms are commonly used in historical, academic, and scientific contexts. Precedes is often used to describe the order of events or dates, while foreshadows suggests a future event or outcome. Predates emphasizes the earlier time frame, while precedents emphasizes the example or influence of an earlier event or action. Forerunners, on the other hand, suggests a leading or pioneering role. Regardless of the exact synonym, antedates is a useful term for discussing the chronology and influence of past events.

What are the hypernyms for Antedates?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Antedates

Its style antedates both the Greek and the Roman examples which have been spared to us, and it is plainly the work of a primitive people.
"The Story of Malta"
Maturin M. Ballou
It antedates the orthodox era of the Flood, carries us back to a time when, if the Bible were true, Adam was yet alive, and still we find before it kings reigning and ruling in mighty Egypt.
"Theological Essays"
Charles Bradlaugh
For the prime of this place antedates old Fuenterrabia by many a hundred years.
"A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees"
Edwin Asa Dix

Famous quotes with Antedates

  • Faith converses with the angels, and antedates the hymns of glory.
    Jeremy Taylor
  • I wish to come down eighteen hundred years later and refer to a remark made by one of the Latin historians. Some Christians were persecuted in Rome through error, they being 'mistaken for Jews.' The meaning seems plain. These pagans had nothing against Christians, but they were quite ready to persecute Jews. For some reason or other they hated a Jew before they even knew what a Christian was. May I not assume, then, that the persecution of Jews is a thing which antedates Christianity and was not born of Christianity?
    Mark Twain

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