The Clue
Antedated (8 letter answer)
The Answer
PRECEDED
Tags
Notes
The answer PRECEDED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Came first
Definition
PRECEDE as a verb:
1. (predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate) = be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
2. (precede, predate) = come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
3. (precede, come before) = be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
4. (precede, lead) = move ahead (of others) in time or space
5. (precede, preface, premise, introduce) = furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"