Interglot - "preliminaries": Synonyms in English

Summary

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preliminaries:
- preliminaries; preparations
preliminary:
- preliminary; preceding; introductory; opening; foregoing; prefatory; progressing; walking in front
- preliminary; anticipating; precedes; prelude; overture; prelim

English

Detailed Synonyms for preliminaries in English

the preliminaries
the preliminaries; the preparations
- preliminaries [the ~] nomen
- preparations [the ~] nomen

the preliminary
the preliminary; the anticipating; the precedes
- preliminary [the ~] nomen
- anticipating [the ~] nomen
- precedes [the ~] nomen
the preliminary

– something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows ¹
the preliminary; the prelude; the overture
– something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows ¹
- preliminary [the ~] nomen
  - training is a necessary preliminary to employment¹
- prelude [the ~] nomen
- overture [the ~] nomen
  - drinks were the overture to dinner¹
the preliminary

– a minor match preceding the main event ¹
the preliminary; the prelim
– a minor match preceding the main event ¹
- preliminary [the ~] nomen
- prelim [the ~] nomen

denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding¹
- a preliminary investigation¹
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows¹
- training is a necessary preliminary to employment¹
a minor match preceding the main event¹