Phrase Hound found 32 phrases and 187 compound words that contain ante. The most common are listed below. Open ante in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 32
- ex antepredicted; forecast
- up the anteTo raise the stakes of a hand of poker.
- ante-upNonstandard spelling of ante up.
- ante litteramBefore the term existed; before the term was coined.
- raise the anteSynonym of up the ante: To raise the stakes of a hand of poker.
- raised the antesimple past and past participle of raise the ante
- raises the antethird-person singular simple present indicative of raise the ante: To raise the stakes of a hand of poker.
- raising the antepresent participle and gerund of raise the ante
- ante-mortemAlternative form of antemortem: Having occurred or having been inflicted before death.
- ante meridiemBefore noon, in the morning.
- ante chamberAlternative spelling of antechamber: A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
- ante-postAlternative form of antepost: Being a kind of bet, in horse-racing and greyhound racing, placed before the racecourse's betting market has opened, on the expectation that the price of the animal is presently more favourable than it will be …
- ante-roomAlternative form of anteroom: A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.
- penny-anteOf or pertaining to penny ante poker.
- upped the antesimple past and past participle of up the ante
- status quo anteThe state of things as they were before; a preexisting state of affairs.
- ante bellumAlternative form of antebellum: Of the time period prior to a war.
- upping the antepresent participle and gerund of up the ante
- ante-portAlternative form of anteport: A hanging or covering in front of a door.
- ante-cameraAn antechamber, specifically one where visitors wait before being given audience with an influential person such as a pope or monarch.
- ante-historicSynonym of prehistoric: Of or relating to the epoch before written record.
- ante-uppingAn increase; a racheting up.
- status quo ante bellumA situation as it existed prior to the war (often implying the withdrawal of enemy troops and the restoration of pre-war leadership, so that no side gains or loses any rights or territory as a result of the war).
- ante-NiceneOf or relating to those early Christians who lived before the council of Nicea in 325 AD.
- terminus ante quemThe date before which an event in the past must have occurred: the date before which a document must have been written, the date before which an archaeological artifact must have been deposited, and so on.
Compound words 187
- ancestorOne from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
- antlerA deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year.
- rampartA defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
- antenatalOccurring or existing before birth.
- antediluvianBelonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
- anteroomA room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.
- antepenultimateTwo before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
- antepostBeing a kind of bet, in horse-racing and greyhound racing, placed before the racecourse's betting market has opened, on the expectation that the price of the animal is presently more favourable than it will be when the market opens.
- parlanteSynonym of parlando: A piece of music to be sung or played in the style of a recitative.
- antestomachA cavity that leads into the stomach, as in birds.