Thesaurus:backdate

Thesaurus

backdate

English

Verb

(transitive)

Sense: to assign a date earlier than the actual or proper period

Synonyms

• antedate
• backdate
• foredate
• predate    [⇒ thesaurus]

Antonyms

• overdate    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• misdate    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “115. anachronism” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “backdate” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.