preliminary

Examples

• All

• It's going to be a long day, so let's dispense with the preliminaries and just get started.

  I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)

• After the polite preliminaries, the emperor mentioned the letter and gave Abe a copy to read.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Could this be a preliminary stage along the way?

• Maybe their preliminary results look pretty good, but should we be bringing these animals back?

• What are your, your preliminary conclusions so far?

• Now, granted you should be able to enjoy each other beyond having those preliminary discussions.

• I think we can safely say that the preliminaries have been completed.

  Man-Made Monster (1941)

• The committee held a meeting to discuss the preliminary findings of the survey.

• Before the main event starts, we always have a few preliminary activities to engage the audience.

• The athletes completed their preliminary rounds in the competition before the finals.

Synonyms

P

precursor

vspreliminary

27 7.2

A person, thing, or event that comes before and signals what will follow

is any prior action often done to prepare rather than to signal arrival

P

prelude

vspreliminary

25 5.9

An event that comes before and leads to a more important event

is any prior action often done to prepare rather than to introduce

P

prelude to

vspreliminary

16 4.4

An event that comes before something more important

is an earlier action mainly done to prepare not to introduce

O

overture

vspreliminary

7 7.2

An event or action that comes before something more important

is a general prior act often used for preparation not proposal

P

prelim

vspreliminary

• Jargon

4 7.2

A short match that happens before the main event in sports or shows

is a prior action often for preparation across many fields not only contests

P

premotion

vspreliminary

9.9

A change that happens before another action to cause or prepare it

is a prior action often done to prepare without implying movement

P

presession

vspreliminary

6.0

A short meeting before the main session to give information or help people prepare

is a general prior action used for many contexts not only meetings

Antonyms

F

final

∞ 1.0

Last and cannot be changed or reversed

M

main event

37 3.0

The most important event in a show or public gathering

Compounds

P

preliminary examination

• Specialized

2 7.0

A test for graduate students to check readiness for advanced study

P

preliminary exam

• Specialized

1 4.9

An exam graduate students take to show they can continue their studies

P

preliminary prospectus

• Specialized

8.9

A first draft document telling investors about a planned stock or bond sale that may change

How Early

prelude

25 5.9

preliminary

10 5.2

trial run

13 3.2

warm-up

35 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology