antecede antecedaneously • antecedence · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · antecede · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) be earlier in time; go back further. Synonyms: predate, precede, forego, forgo, antedate. Example: "Stone tools precede bronze tools." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · predate · · Synonym 1 precede · · Synonym 2 forego · · Synonym 3 forgo · · Synonym 4 antedate · · Synonym 5 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 n latin small letter n U+006E t latin small letter t U+0074