Thesaurus / preparative
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synonyms for preparative
- previous
- preliminary
- before
- elementary
- opening
- precautionary
- prefatory
- primary
- in advance of
- in anticipation of
- inductive
- prelusive
- prep
- prior to
- anterior
- basic
- beginning
- early
- elementary
- inaugural
- incipient
- initial
- initiatory
- opening
- original
- prefatory
- preliminary
- preparatory
- primary
- prior
- provisional
- rudimentary
- starting
- inductive
- precursory
- prelusive
- proemial
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How to use preparative in a sentence
This, if this were some preparative for chasing, was what Daun did of it, in the cavalry way; and this was all.
HISTORY OF FRIEDRICH II. OF PRUSSIA, VOL. XVIII. (OF XXI.)THOMAS CARLYLEI have time for a few lines preparative to what is to happen in an hour or two; and I love to write to the moment.
CLARISSA, VOLUME 5 (OF 9)SAMUEL RICHARDSONIf I were to elongate my phiz by way of preparative for a sigh, she would split her little sides with laughing at me.
THE KENTUCKIAN IN NEW-YORK, VOLUME I (OF 2)WILLIAM ALEXANDER CARUTHERSThis, no doubt, would be a better preparative for successful dealing with the young than is generally thought.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, VOLUME 20, NO. 121, NOVEMBER, 1867VARIOUSThis preparative sweetness, with her goodness just before, confirmed my apprehensions.
CLARISSA, VOLUME 1 (OF 9)SAMUEL RICHARDSONBut suffering is a good preparative for pleasure, and there is no sweetner of liberty like previous confinement.
THE HEADSMANJAMES FENIMORE COOPERIt is conjectured that this band is the preparative of a political revolution, instigated by the agents of Mazzini.
THE INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY, VOLUME 3, NO. 2, MAY, 1851VARIOUSAnd their love to you is as great a preparative to your success.
A CHRISTIAN DIRECTORY (PART 2 OF 4)RICHARD BAXTERThe travelling-bag, that suspicious preparative, completed the demonstration.
TOILERS OF THE SEAVICTOR HUGOHe is the first tincture and rudiment of a writer, dipped as yet in the preparative blue, like an almanac well-willer.
CHARACTER WRITINGS OF THE 17TH CENTURYVARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO PREPARATIVE
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