Synonyms for Pave the way:

• v.

  •break the ice (verb)
  • start,
  • socialize.
  •herald (verb)
  • ballyhoo,
  • broadcast,
  • declare,
  • announce,
  • indicate,
  • tout,
  • advertise,
  • harbinger,
  • proclaim,
  • portend,
  • publish,
  • show,
  • promise,
  • publicize,
  • presage.
  •introduce (verb)
  • air,
  • bring up,
  • advance,
  • ventilate,
  • submit,
  • suggest,
  • open,
  • originate,
  • fix up,
  • Familiarize,
  • acquaint,
  • recommend,
  • propose,
  • come out with,
  • preface,
  • get together,
  • moot,
  • offer,
  • broach,
  • bring out.
  •precede (verb)
  • run ahead,
  • head,
  • pioneer,
  • time,
  • scout,
  • lead,
  • ring in,
  • pace,
  • light the way,
  • be ahead of,
  • preexist,
  • head up,
  • take precedence,
  • in space,
  • rank,
  • have a head start,
  • guide,
  • anticipate,
  • outrank.
  •predate (verb)
  • pre dated,
  • pre-dates,
  • pre-date,
  • pre date,
  • pre-dating,
  • pre dating,
  • pre dates,
  • pre-dated.
  •ready (verb)
  • strengthen,
  • brief,
  • get,
  • organize,
  • order,
  • fit,
  • post,
  • fortify,
  • set,
  • provide,
  • gird,
  • equip,
  • clear the decks,
  • fill in,
  • make,
  • make up,
  • brace,
  • arrange,
  • fix.
  •smooth (verb)
  • soften,
  • appease,
  • ease,
  • mitigate,
  • mellow,
  • calm,
  • mollify,
  • cool,
  • pat,
  • palliate,
  • extenuate,
  • assuage,
  • take the sting out,
  • take the edge off,
  • iron out,
  • stroke,
  • alleviate,
  • allay,
  • comfort.
  •usher (verb)
  • launch,
  • receive,
  • initiate,
  • conduct,
  • set up,
  • marshal,
  • show out,
  • direct,
  • show in,
  • bring in,
  • institute,
  • escort,
  • show around,
  • open the door,
  • steer,
  • inaugurate,
  • pilot.

• Other synonyms:

  •make peace
  • smooth.
  •precede
  • preexisting,
  • pre-existing,
  • anteceding,
  • timing,
  • foreshadowed,
  • outranking,
  • timed,
  • anteceded,
  • pre-exist,
  • antecedes,
  • heads up,
  • outranked,
  • going before,
  • headed up,
  • outranks.
  •prepare
  • ready.
  •smooth
  • Patted,
  • take sting out,
  • Patting.
  •usher
  • piloting,
  • opened the door,
  • Piloted.
  •Other relevant words:
  • make clear,
  • antedate,
  • loophole,
  • oil,
  • lubricate,
  • predate,
  • foreshadow,
  • bridge,
  • antecede,
  • expedite,
  • permit,
  • unbar,
  • reins,
  • quicken,
  • simplify,
  • come first,
  • come before,
  • go ahead,
  • unblock,
  • remove friction,
  • go before,
  • grease,
  • go in advance,
  • sow the seed,
  • creep,
  • clear the way,
  • grease the wheels,
  • speed,
  • facilitate,
  • unclog,
  • help along.

Antonyms for Pave the way:

• v.

  • herald
    conceal, keep secret, secret, deny, hide.
  • introduce
    close up, dissuade, finish, withhold, refuse, take away, subtract, extract, erase, end, close.
  • precede
    follow, obey, go after.
  • ready
    disarrange, lose, halt, fail, disorganize, retard, weaken, prevent, disorder, slow, destroy, disturb, hold back, let go, hurt, discourage, disallow, displace.
  • smooth
    aggravate, annoy, agitate, exasperate, provoke, upset, roughen, irritate, increase, coarsen, worsen, incite, wrinkle, intensify, trouble, worry.
  • usher
    cease, stop, neglect.