predates
Definitions
Verb
- Be earlier in time; go back further
- Come before
- Prey on or hunt for
- Establish something as being earlier relative to something else
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Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "predates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | parents | 2 | 91 |
| 2 | payments | 2 | 49 |
| 3 | patients | 2 | 36 |
| 4 | planets | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | patient's | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | profits | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | patents | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | opponents | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | peasants | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | persists | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | parents' | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | pageants | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | promotes | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | prophets | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | opponent's | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | permeates | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | playmates | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | prompts | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | purports | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | parent's | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | pennants | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | planet's | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | playwrights | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | primates | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | pulpits | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | pundits | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | spotlights | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | apartheid's | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | apricots | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | opponents' | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | palmists | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | patients' | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | peasants' | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | pedowitz | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | percents | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | perforates | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | piglets | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | pirouettes | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | plaudits | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | playwright's | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | plummets | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | polecats | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | potratz | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | prelates | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | privates | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | speedboats | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | sporophytes | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | updrafts | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | upstarts | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "predates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | creates | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | pirates | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | relates | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | predominates | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | predate | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | predicates | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | redactes | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | prelates | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | predated | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | predicate | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | predators | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | updates | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | sedates | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | rebates | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | prelate | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | paredes | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | repudiates | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | procreates | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | predicated | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | predaceous | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "predates" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | predates the | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "predates" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "predates" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "predates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 49
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Nigeria’s security woes predate Tinubu, rooted in years of neglect—Dogara
Nov 1, 2026 The Guardian Nigeria News
Nov 1, 2026 The Guardian Nigeria News
Active DNA demethylation of developmental cis-regulatory regions predates vertebrate origins
Dec 2, 2022 Science | AAAS
Dec 2, 2022 Science | AAAS
Halley’s Comet wrongly named: 11th-century English monk predates British astronomer
Jan 23, 2026 Universiteit Leiden
Jan 23, 2026 Universiteit Leiden