The term 'preceded' can be defined as coming before something else in time or order. The crossword solutions for this term include 'antedated' (9 letters), 'FORERAN' (7 letters), 'LED' (3 letters), 'ledin' (5 letters), 'ledto' (5 letters), 'ledinto' (7 letters), 'ledupto' (7 letters), 'FOREWENT' (8 letters), and 'wentbefore' (10 letters). All of these words indicate that something happened before something else, either in time or order.