Definition for Preface:

• To open with a preliminary statement or act.

Synonyms for Preface:

• n.

  •
  • words,
  • antecedent,
  • induction,
  • start,
  • buildup.
  •
  • steal a march on someone,
  • beat,
  • beat someone to the punch,
  • be/stay one jump ahead (of someone),
  • make the first move.
  •beginning (noun)
  • infancy,
  • incipiency,
  • roots,
  • incipience,
  • blastoffs,
  • origins,
  • blastoff,
  • opener,
  • openers,
  • point of departure,
  • leadoff,
  • rudiment,
  • day one,
  • starting point,
  • initiation.
  •foreword (noun)
  • prelusion,
  • Exordia,
  • Exordiums,
  • exordium.
  •front matter (noun)
  • explanatory matter.
  •introduction (noun)
  • prologue,
  • explanation,
  • opening,
  • preamble,
  • forward.
  •overture (noun)
  • pro-positions,
  • pro positions,
  • pro position,
  • conciliatory moves.
  •preamble (noun)
  • pre ambles,
  • pre-ambles.
  •preliminary (noun)
  • first rounds.
  •prelude (noun)
  • curtain-raiser,
  • curtain-raisers.

• v.

  •communication (verb)
  • preface,
  • premise.
  •introduce (verb)
  • commence,
  • launch,
  • prefix,
  • open,
  • begin,
  • lead up to.
  •lead (verb)
  • out did,
  • were ahead,
  • ex celled,
  • out done,
  • out-done,
  • ex-celling,
  • comes first,
  • out stripping,
  • out-stripping,
  • out-strips,
  • out-doing,
  • wert ahead,
  • art ahead,
  • out doing,
  • out-does,
  • out-strip,
  • being ahead,
  • out-stripped,
  • coming first,
  • came first,
  • blaze trail,
  • out-did,
  • out stripped,
  • ex-celled,
  • out does,
  • was ahead,
  • are ahead,
  • out strip,
  • out strips,
  • am ahead,
  • ex celling,
  • wast ahead.
  •precede (verb)
  • fore runs,
  • runs ahead,
  • am ahead of,
  • lighting way,
  • wast ahead of,
  • takes precedence,
  • lit the way,
  • goes before,
  • have head start,
  • fore-run,
  • ante ceding,
  • ante ceded,
  • ringed in,
  • had a head start,
  • goes in advance,
  • ante-dates,
  • are ahead of,
  • ante dated,
  • lights the way,
  • preexists,
  • has a head start,
  • inning space,
  • haddest a head start,
  • fore-shadows,
  • fore shadowing,
  • is ahead of,
  • heading up,
  • going in advance,
  • was ahead of,
  • ante-dated,
  • having head start,
  • fore running,
  • pre exists,
  • pre ceding,
  • out ranks,
  • hast head start,
  • pre ceded,
  • lighting the way,
  • out-ranks,
  • ante-ceded,
  • light way,
  • fore run,
  • ante dating,
  • hast a head start,
  • rings in,
  • hath a head start,
  • haddest head start,
  • running ahead,
  • inned space,
  • out-rank,
  • lights way,
  • lit way,
  • fore-shadow,
  • fore shadows,
  • pre-cede,
  • fore-shadowing,
  • ringing in,
  • pre-ceded,
  • pre-sage,
  • pre exist,
  • were ahead of,
  • going advance,
  • ante dates,
  • ante date,
  • fore-shadowed,
  • pre existing,
  • fore shadow,
  • ante cede,
  • ante-date,
  • foreruning,
  • fore shadowed,
  • pre sage,
  • pre sages,
  • goes advance,
  • out ranking,
  • out rank,
  • fore-runs,
  • ante-dating,
  • being ahead of,
  • Preexisted,
  • art ahead of,
  • went in advance,
  • hadst a head start,
  • pre-exists,
  • pre-cedes,
  • out ranked,
  • lighted the way,
  • out-ranking,
  • took precedence,
  • has head start,
  • ran ahead,
  • pre-sages,
  • go advance,
  • having a head start,
  • hath head start,
  • lighted way,
  • out-ranked,
  • pre-existed,
  • pre cedes,
  • ins space,
  • had head start,
  • taking precedence,
  • hadst head start,
  • pre-ceding,
  • rang in,
  • went advance,
  • went before,
  • wert ahead of,
  • pre cede,
  • pre existed,
  • ante-ceding,
  • ante-cedes,
  • ante-cede,
  • fore-running,
  • ante cedes.
  •predate (verb)
  • pre date,
  • pre dated,
  • pre dates,
  • pre-dated,
  • pre-dates,
  • pre-date,
  • pre-dating,
  • pre dating.
  •usher (verb)
  • opening the door,
  • showed in,
  • shows around,
  • showed out,
  • shows in,
  • shows out,
  • opened door,
  • showing around,
  • opening door,
  • showing out,
  • showed around,
  • showing in,
  • opens door,
  • opens the door.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Prolegomenon,
  • precursor,
  • precondition,
  • lead-in.
  •
  • go ahead,
  • pinch-hit.
  •
  • body.
  •headline
  • heading.
  •precede
  • Forerun,
  • headed up,
  • in space,
  • anteceding,
  • timing,
  • outranks,
  • going before,
  • preexist,
  • light the way,
  • forerunning,
  • pre-existing,
  • head up,
  • be ahead of,
  • take precedence,
  • heads up,
  • timed,
  • go in advance,
  • run ahead,
  • go before,
  • outranked,
  • Foreran,
  • outrank,
  • pre-exist,
  • ring in,
  • foreruns,
  • anteceded,
  • preexisting,
  • have a head start,
  • foreshadowed,
  • outranking,
  • antecedes.
  •usher
  • Piloted,
  • opened the door,
  • show around,
  • open the door,
  • piloting,
  • show out,
  • show in.
  •Other relevant words:
  • dedication,
  • acquaint,
  • bring out,
  • interpose,
  • stick in,
  • enter into,
  • Prolegomena,
  • forehand,
  • enfold,
  • text,
  • Errata,
  • cause,
  • contribute,
  • forego,
  • enroll,
  • inclose,
  • go,
  • premises,
  • folio,
  • prefatory,
  • bold front,
  • forepart,
  • presentation,
  • entrance,
  • anticipate,
  • derivation,
  • verso,
  • artwork,
  • foreland,
  • include,
  • tail,
  • page,
  • approach,
  • face,
  • Prodromus,
  • fore,
  • come before,
  • commencement,
  • makeup,
  • advance,
  • preparation,
  • innovation,
  • inaugurate,
  • infix,
  • colophon,
  • Preliminaries,
  • breakthrough,
  • facet,
  • prolusion,
  • lead up,
  • window dressing,
  • frontispiece,
  • blurb,
  • flyleaf,
  • leave,
  • acknowledgments,
  • premiss,
  • enlist,
  • frontal,
  • afterword,
  • antecede,
  • enter,
  • back matter,
  • frontier,
  • signature,
  • anteriority,
  • insertion,
  • forequarter,
  • proscenium,
  • obverse,
  • front view,
  • head,
  • inscription,
  • recto,
  • reverso,
  • facade,
  • catch line,
  • leap,
  • Foreside,
  • prodrome,
  • title,
  • table of contents,
  • introductory,
  • put in,
  • false front,
  • bound,
  • groundwork,
  • contain,
  • catchword,
  • tune up,
  • install,
  • endpaper,
  • present,
  • acknowledgment,
  • prologize,
  • predate,
  • brave front,
  • embark,
  • prolepsis,
  • outset,
  • subtitle,
  • leaf,
  • Protasis,
  • back,
  • contents,
  • bring in,
  • fore edge,
  • confine,
  • symphony,
  • insert,
  • front man,
  • warm-up,
  • foreground,
  • brave face,
  • display,
  • conduce,
  • initiate,
  • voluntary,
  • running title,
  • addendum,
  • rarely,
  • index,
  • antedate,
  • facia,
  • origin,
  • verse,
  • bibliography,
  • binding,
  • postulate,
  • forefront,
  • avant-propos,
  • forgo,
  • priority,
  • frontage,
  • enclose,
  • prolog,
  • lap,
  • intromission,
  • presupposition,
  • imprint,
  • intro,
  • book,
  • basic,
  • front,
  • govern.

Paraphrases for Preface:

• Equivalence

  • Coordinating conjunction
    foreword.
  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    foreword.
  • Proper noun, singular
    foreword, Foreward.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    foreword.
  • Adverb
    foreword.

• Independent

  • Coordinating conjunction
    preamble.
  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    preamble.
  • Proper noun, singular
    paragraphs, preamble, paras, introduction, introductions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    preamble, prelude, introduction, chapeau.
  • Adverb
    preamble.
  • Verb, base form
    starting, commence, begin, enter.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    prologue.

Antonyms for Preface:

• n.

  • introduction
    finish, appendix, ending, epilogue, conclusion.
  • Other antonyms:
    aftermath, cessation, termination, envoi, finale, closing, postscript, close.

• v.

  • introduce
    complete, conclude, follow, end, cease, stop.

Preface Sentence Examples:

• Profession of this creed is at once made in both the preface and first chapter of the " French Revolution."

• As a preface to one of his stories he wrote: Go stalk the red deer o'er the heather, Ride, follow the fox, if you can!

Hypernym for Preface:

• v.

  • communication
    prologuize, prologize, prologise, preamble.

Hyponym for Preface:

• v.

  • communication
    state, say, tell.