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Precede

🔄 Synonyms of "Precede"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
leadverb	(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
antedateverb	To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
foregoverb	To precede, to go before.
antecedeverb	To go before; to precede.
predateverb	(transitive) To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.
come beforeverb	(transitive) To precede.

↔️ Antonyms of "Precede"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
succeedverb	(intransitive) To prevail in obtaining an intended objective or accomplishment; to prosper as a result or conclusion of a particular effort.
followverb	(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
postdateverb	(transitive) To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date.
come afterverb	To follow or succeed; to be the successor of.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Precede"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
foregoverb	To precede, to go before.
antecedeverb	To go before; to precede.
antedateverb	To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
predateverb	(transitive) To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.
come beforeverb	(transitive) To precede.
leadverb	(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
priornoun	Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
anticipateverb	(transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
pre-emptverb	Alternative spelling of preempt. [(transitive) To appropriate first.]
beforenoun	At an earlier time.
prejudgeverb	(ambitransitive) To form a judgment of (something) in advance.
prefaceverb	A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author.
proceedverb	To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
preventverb	(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
setverb	(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
forerunverb	To precede; to forecast or foreshadow.
ushernoun	A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
heraldnoun	A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
foreshadowverb	To suggest (someone or something) in advance; to prefigure, to presage.
introduceverb	(transitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).