Prefatory
ahd-5
adjective.
Of, relating to, or constituting a preface; introductory.
synonym
:
preliminary
.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Belonging to a preface; serving as or resembling a preface; introductory.
Synonyms
Introductory, preliminary, precursory, preparatory. See
introduction
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a preface; introductory to a book, essay, or discourse.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
introductory
,
preliminary
, serving as a
prelude
or
preface
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective.
serving as an introduction or preface
Word Usage
"While others seem to have omitted the important detail of everything, what you put forward prefatory is unconstrained and perfectly stated."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
following
Equivalent
preceding
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
admonitory
autobiographical
bibliographical
biographical
cautionary
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
antecedent
anterior
chief
exordial
first