Synonyms of preceded

preceded

verb

past tense of precede

as in predated

to go or come before in time

there are two speeches which will precede yours

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predated
• antedated
• forewent
• preexisted
• anteceded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• succeeded
• postdated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of preceded

The physicists used that data to reconstruct the angles at which electrons and muons were emitted to infer the spins of the original Z bosons that preceded them. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Students who spoke with KTLA-TV said a fight in a classroom preceded the fatal fall. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Brown’s assistance to the government long preceded his testimony at the trial, the government said. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

However, that arrest preceded the ShinyHunters theft of FBI personnel data, according to the former senior FBI official familiar with the matter. — Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Two first inning walks for the White Sox and a throwing error from Walker preceded a sacrifice fly from Munetaka Murakami. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

She is preceded in death by husband James, her two kids David and Patricia, as well as foster daughter Joan. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026

Momentum, leverage and crowding in the AI-buildout trade will not likely return to the extremes of June, which preceded the spectacular liquidation of the Situational Awareness hedge fund. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

It was preceded by an open letter in which a lot of people proposed the same thing. — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026