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:
February inflation was unchanged but predates surge in energy prices
Mar 11, 2026 The Washington Post
Mar 11, 2026 The Washington Post
Inflation increases in February, predates new soaring energy prices: CEI analysis
Mar 11, 2026 Competitive Enterprise Institute
Mar 11, 2026 Competitive Enterprise Institute
They Dug Into a German Hill and Found a Neanderthal Factory That Predates Henry Ford by 125,000 Years
Mar 15, 2026 Indian Defence Review
Mar 15, 2026 Indian Defence Review
There’s an underrated UNESCO site in Laos that predates Angkor Wat by centuries
Mar 9, 2026 Time Out Worldwide
Mar 9, 2026 Time Out Worldwide