What is another word for backdate?
Pronunciation: [bˈakde͡ɪt] (IPA) 
Backdate refers to the act of assigning a date that predates the actual occurrence of an event or action. Synonyms for backdate include retrodate, antedate, predate, postdate, and chronicle. Retrodate is often used to describe assigning a date that is earlier than the actual date. Antedate, on the other hand, refers to assigning a date that is earlier than the current date, and predate refers to using a date that is earlier in time than the present. Postdate, on the other hand, implies using a date that is later in time than the current date, and chronicle refers to recording or documenting an event in a date-ordered fashion.
