The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ANTEDATED , but the solution may also be FORERAN which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Wall Street Journal).
Preceded crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ANTEDATED | 22 % | 9 |
| FORERAN | 22 % | 7 |
| LED | 22 % | 3 |
| LEDINTO | 13 % | 7 |
| FOREWENT | 4 % | 8 |
| LEDTO | 4 % | 5 |
| LEDUPTO | 4 % | 7 |
| WENTBEFORE | 4 % | 10 |
| LEDIN | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Preceded
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- previous
- foregoing
- prior
- antecedent
- above-mentioned
- above-named
- preexistent
- prevenient
- prefatorial
- past
- preparative
- anticipatory
Crossword Answer definitions
ANTEDATED verb- To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
- To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate.
- To find earlier citational evidence for a term.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ANTEDATED
More clues leading to the result FORERAN
More clues leading to the result LED
- Conducted
- Guided
- Played first with Goren
- Took charge
- __ Zeppelin
- Digital-clock feature
- Held the reins
- Opened with
- Topped the heap
- Was up on points
More clues leading to the result LEDINTO
- Provided, as a segue
- Provided a segue for
- Prefaced
- Guided beyond the threshold of
- Preceded
- Was a segue for
- Served as a segue for
- Served as an intro for
- Connected with, as a room
More clues leading to the result FOREWENT
More clues leading to the result LEDTO
- Culminated in
- Precipitated
- Guided in the direction of
- Caused
- Paved the way for
- Resulted in
- Followed logically
- Brought about
- "One thing ___ another"
- ___ the altar (married)