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.
  •overture (noun)
  • pro-positions,
  • pro positions,
  • pro position,
  • conciliatory moves.
  •preamble (noun)
  • pre ambles,
  • pre-ambles.
  •preface (noun)
  • prolusion.
  •preliminary (noun)
  • first rounds.
  •prelude (noun)
  • curtain-raiser,
  • curtain-raisers.

• v.

  •communication (verb)
  • preface,
  • premise.
  •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
  • Foreran,
  • outrank,
  • forerunning,
  • in space,
  • outranked,
  • go in advance,
  • timed,
  • be ahead of,
  • foreshadowed,
  • antecedes,
  • heads up,
  • ring in,
  • have a head start,
  • outranking,
  • preexist,
  • go before,
  • going before,
  • timing,
  • head up,
  • pre-exist,
  • predate,
  • pre-existing,
  • anteceding,
  • run ahead,
  • antecede,
  • foreruns,
  • light the way,
  • headed up,
  • anteceded,
  • outranks,
  • Forerun,
  • take precedence,
  • preexisting.
  •usher
  • Piloted,
  • opened the door,
  • show around,
  • open the door,
  • piloting,
  • show out,
  • show in.

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.