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synonyms for preparatory

  • preliminary
  • previous
  • before
  • elementary
  • in advance of
  • in anticipation of
  • inductive
  • opening
  • precautionary
  • prefatory
  • prelusive
  • prep
  • preparative
  • primary
  • prior to

antonyms for preparatory

MOST RELEVANT
  • auxiliary
  • supplementary
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How to use preparatory in a sentence

The missive arrived at an Orlando-area preparatory school in October 2019, outlining a damaging allegation against a music teacher there.
HOW THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CAME TO INVESTIGATE REP. MATT GAETZMATT ZAPOTOSKY, MICHAEL SCHERERAPRIL 15, 2021WASHINGTON POST
There were very few preparatory arrangements to be made for the marriage of Mr. Snodgrass.
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, V. 2(OF 2)CHARLES DICKENS
Not, indeed, until the foreigner's foot was on the step preparatory to mounting did Garnache speak.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINI
She saw two fiery eyes; she saw the tiger gather himself preparatory to springing.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYD
The poorest people reduce it to powder by manual labour, in the same way as they grind corn preparatory to baking it into cakes.
LIFE OF RICHARD TREVITHICK, VOLUME II (OF 2)FRANCIS TREVITHICK
By the time he passed out of the preparatory classes, his ideal faith in the order of things was shaken.
THE LIFE & LETTERS OF PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKYMODESTE TCHAIKOVSKY
For a moment he wriggled his toes, just as a golfer waggles his driver preparatory to the stroke.
SCATTERGOOD BAINESCLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND
Peters was also there, packing up the personal effects of the dead man preparatory to vacating the apartment.
IN THE ONYX LOBBYCAROLYN WELLS
The men were now rounding up their charges into an open meadow half a mile distant, preparatory to an early start in the morning.
GOLD-SEEKING ON THE DALTON TRAILARTHUR R. THOMPSON
I found him washing his hands, preparatory to milking, and looking extremely bored.
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WORDS RELATED TO PREPARATORY

  • beginning
  • developmental
  • empirical
  • experiential
  • first stage
  • laboratory
  • momentary
  • on approval
  • pilot
  • preliminary
  • preparatory
  • primary
  • probationary
  • provisional
  • speculative
  • temporary
  • tentative
  • test
  • trial
  • trial-and-error
  • unconcluded
  • under probation
  • unproved
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.