Antedate

/ˈæntiˌdeɪt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts8 letters

Definition of Antedate

noun

Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
Anticipation

verb

To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate.
To find earlier citational evidence for a term.

Anagrams of Antedate

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "antedate":

7-LETTER WORDS

6-LETTER WORDS

adnate anteed attend detent netted teated tented

5-LETTER WORDS

antae anted eaten enate tenet

4-LETTER WORDS

anta ante data date dean deet dene dent etna nada neat need nett tate teat+4 more

3-LETTER WORDS

ana and ane ant ate att dan dee den eat end eta nae nee net+3 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "antedate" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

AN...Words starting with "an"...TEWords ending with "te"All 8-letter words Unscramble "antedate"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

backdateforedatepredate

ANTONYMS

overdatepostdate

Rhyming Words

abate abbreviate abdicate ablate ablegate abnegate abominate abrogate absolute acaudate accelerate accentuate acclimate accommodate accrete+5 more

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