Synonyms for Preliminary:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • preliminary.
  •antecedent (adjective)
  • foregoing,
  • past,
  • former,
  • precedent,
  • earlier,
  • anterior,
  • previous.
  •beginning (adjective)
  • formative,
  • primal,
  • starting,
  • primordial,
  • infant,
  • foremost,
  • sprouting,
  • Dawned,
  • primeval,
  • inaugural,
  • infantile,
  • emerging,
  • original,
  • first,
  • incipient,
  • maiden,
  • Commencing,
  • germinal,
  • hatching,
  • beginning,
  • alpha,
  • newborn,
  • introductory,
  • fetal,
  • aboriginal,
  • embryonic,
  • genesis,
  • budding,
  • early,
  • baby,
  • new,
  • initial.
  •elementary (adjective)
  • clear,
  • simplest,
  • child's play,
  • duck soup,
  • essential,
  • basal,
  • abecedarian,
  • abcs,
  • underlying,
  • rudimentary,
  • straightforward,
  • simplified,
  • easy,
  • substratal,
  • meat and potatoes,
  • plain,
  • facile,
  • primitive,
  • uncomplicated.
  •experimental (adjective)
  • momentary,
  • first stage,
  • trial,
  • empirical,
  • on approval,
  • tester,
  • unconcluded,
  • developmental,
  • under probation,
  • laboratory,
  • probationary,
  • trial-and-error,
  • temporary,
  • provisional,
  • experiential,
  • speculative,
  • unproved.
  •exploratory (adjective)
  • experimental.
  •inchoate (adjective)
  • shapeless,
  • amorphous,
  • imperfect,
  • unshaped,
  • immature,
  • unformed,
  • Inceptive,
  • formless.
  •Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • preceding,
  • uncompleted,
  • preparatory,
  • just begun,
  • Proemial,
  • in advance of,
  • preparative,
  • prolegomenous,
  • Prelusive,
  • nascent,
  • unwrought,
  • sketchy,
  • foundational,
  • inchoate,
  • precursory,
  • primo,
  • in anticipation of,
  • exploratory,
  • unhewn,
  • prior to,
  • inductive,
  • prep,
  • uncomplex,
  • simplex,
  • antecedent.
  •preceding (adjective)
  • front,
  • preexistent,
  • pre-existent,
  • above-named,
  • head,
  • aforeknown,
  • supra,
  • above-mentioned,
  • Pioneering,
  • forward,
  • heretofore,
  • ahead of,
  • other,
  • lead,
  • erstwhile,
  • one time,
  • pioneer.
  •preparatory (adjective)
  • more prelusive,
  • most preparative,
  • pre cautionary,
  • most inductive,
  • more opening,
  • more preparative,
  • prepper,
  • preppest,
  • pre-cautionary,
  • most prelusive,
  • most opening,
  • more inductive.
  •prolegomenous (adjective)
  • more inaugural,
  • most proemial,
  • more starting,
  • most inaugural,
  • most starting,
  • more proemial.
  •sketchy (adjective)
  • uncritical,
  • Depthless.
  •trial (adjective)
  • more balloon,
  • most exploratory,
  • more testing,
  • most balloon,
  • most testing,
  • more exploratory.
  •unperfected (adjective)
  • most unwrought,
  • un-dressed,
  • un-processed,
  • un-hewn,
  • un hewn,
  • most unhewn,
  • un-perfected,
  • un-refined,
  • un-fashioned,
  • un dressed,
  • un perfected,
  • most roughhewn,
  • un-cut,
  • most unfashioned,
  • un fashioned,
  • un refined,
  • un-wrought,
  • un completed,
  • un cut,
  • more uncompleted,
  • Unfashioned,
  • un-completed,
  • un processed,
  • most uncompleted,
  • roughhewn,
  • more unwrought,
  • rough and ready,
  • more unfashioned,
  • more unhewn,
  • more roughhewn,
  • un wrought,
  • un polished.

• n.

  •
  • conspiracy,
  • strategy,
  • agreement,
  • preparation,
  • tactic,
  • planning,
  • plan,
  • plot,
  • blueprint,
  • arrangements.
  •
  • barely,
  • Since,
  • prefatory,
  • start,
  • by the time,
  • before.
  •
  • clash,
  • bye,
  • close season,
  • contest,
  • crown,
  • the Commonwealth Games,
  • words,
  • challenge,
  • championship,
  • card,
  • cup.
  •curtain raiser (noun)
  • pre-view,
  • curtain lifters,
  • walk-ups,
  • walk up,
  • warmup,
  • pre view,
  • opening shots,
  • leadin,
  • warmups,
  • pre views,
  • walk ups,
  • in augural,
  • warm ups,
  • run-ups,
  • walkup,
  • curtain warmers,
  • opening guns,
  • runups,
  • run ups,
  • lead in,
  • pre-views,
  • in-augural.
  •explorative (noun)
  • explorative.
  •foreword (noun)
  • Exordia,
  • exordium,
  • Exordiums,
  • Prolegomenon,
  • prologue,
  • Proem,
  • prelusion,
  • overture.
  •front matter (noun)
  • prelims,
  • explanatory matter.
  •introduction (noun)
  • preface.
  •introductory event; beginning (noun)
  • initiation,
  • opening,
  • introduction,
  • preamble,
  • groundwork,
  • foundation,
  • first round.
  •Other relevant words: (noun)
  • runup,
  • desideratum,
  • front matter,
  • run-up,
  • COMP,
  • curtain raiser,
  • vital parts,
  • blue book,
  • curtain-raiser,
  • warm-ups,
  • pre-conditions,
  • requirements,
  • substantiation,
  • pre-requisite,
  • Desiderata,
  • walkups,
  • opener,
  • prelude,
  • finals,
  • pre-requisites,
  • opening gun,
  • run up,
  • probings,
  • test,
  • warm up,
  • COMPS,
  • orals,
  • curtain lifter,
  • opening shot,
  • vital part,
  • warm-up,
  • trial run,
  • curtain warmer,
  • prerequisites,
  • imperatives,
  • openers,
  • walk-up,
  • foreword,
  • pop quiz.
  •preface (noun)
  • explanation.
  •prelude (noun)
  • intro,
  • intros,
  • commencement,
  • curtain-raisers.
  •requirement (noun)
  • requirement.
  •requirement/requisite (noun)
  • ex action,
  • pre occupation,
  • pro vision,
  • pro-viso,
  • ex actions,
  • pre occupations,
  • pre-occupations,
  • pro visos,
  • pro visions,
  • pro-visos,
  • pre-possessions,
  • pre-possession,
  • ex-actions,
  • pre requisites,
  • pre possession,
  • pre possessions,
  • pre condition,
  • pro viso,
  • pre-occupation,
  • pro-visions,
  • pre conditions,
  • pro-vision,
  • pre-condition,
  • ex-action.
  •test (noun)
  • blue books,
  • pop quizzes,
  • in-quest,
  • in-quests,
  • trial error,
  • in quests.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • unperfected.
  •
  • tentative,
  • unpolished.
  •
  • unfinished.
  •
  • rough.
  •Other relevant words (noun):
  • basic,
  • treatment,
  • prearrangement,
  • avant-propos,
  • floating,
  • unveiling,
  • guide,
  • advance,
  • advancement,
  • prelim,
  • prolepsis,
  • above,
  • feeler,
  • Precessional,
  • primary,
  • prefix,
  • processing,
  • precedence,
  • embarkment,
  • premonitory,
  • antenna,
  • first appearance,
  • Preliminaries,
  • mobilization,
  • elemental,
  • basic training,
  • origination,
  • said,
  • Rudimental,
  • equipment,
  • rarely,
  • provident,
  • tryout,
  • Preliminarily,
  • Preparing,
  • avant-garde,
  • Prefixed,
  • pretreatment,
  • preliminary exam,
  • leading,
  • forerunning,
  • major,
  • maiden speech,
  • innovation,
  • Precursive,
  • inception,
  • aforementioned,
  • prodrome,
  • prerequisite,
  • rudiment,
  • leap,
  • presupposition,
  • Prepositive,
  • clearing the decks,
  • qualifying,
  • installment,
  • Exordial,
  • installation,
  • propaedeutic,
  • abovementioned,
  • progress,
  • ad interim,
  • flotation,
  • initiative,
  • approach,
  • fixing,
  • Prodromous,
  • Prelusory,
  • briefing,
  • chief,
  • Preludial,
  • aforesaid,
  • inaugural address,
  • Familiarization,
  • voluntary,
  • instalment,
  • prodromic,
  • Headmost,
  • training,
  • making ready,
  • launching,
  • premise,
  • makeready,
  • Prolegomena,
  • beforementioned,
  • pilot,
  • anticipatory,
  • harbinger,
  • Protasis,
  • Prodromus,
  • prodromal,
  • spadework,
  • induction,
  • elementary,
  • subsidiary,
  • debut,
  • fundamental,
  • prevenient,
  • access,
  • precautionary,
  • provision,
  • readying,
  • breakthrough,
  • prior,
  • inauguration,
  • postulate,
  • prepping,
  • initiatory,
  • verse,
  • examination,
  • embarkation,
  • frontispiece,
  • preliminary examination,
  • arrangement,
  • manufacture,
  • Preludious.

Paraphrases for Preliminary:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    initial.
  • Proper noun, singular
    initial, initials.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    pre-draft, earlier, pre-filing, principled, interlocutory, stepping-stone, rudimentary, previous, front-end, ex-ante, pre-congress, elementary, pre-hearing, committal, pre-submission, first-phase, precautionary, prima, start-up, pre-employment, prejudicial, pre-conference, mid-term, pre-emptive, pre-project, pre-award, pre-published, incipient, preceding, upfront, pre-release, co-investigating, pre-trail, up-front, parliamentary, preventive.
  • Proper noun, singular
    particulars, pre-trial, calls, pre-release.
  • Noun, plural
    preparations, qualifiers, priorities, drafts, reports, delegations, decorations, objections, Achievements, applications, data, products, Activities, cases, months.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    pre-trial, precondition.
  • Verb, past tense
    Provided, Issued, Were.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    beginning, Initiating, according, tracing, conducting, showing.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    provides, says, Has.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    pre-trial, upstream, introductory.
  • Proper noun, singular
    introductory.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    introductory.

Antonyms for Preliminary:

• adj.

  • antecedent
    after, following.
  • elementary
    complex, intricate, abstruse, hard, involved, compound, complicated, difficult, advanced, secondary.
  • experimental
    tried, proven, tested.
  • inchoate
    mature, developed, grown.
  • preceding
    below.
  • preliminary
    final.
  • Other antonyms:
    behind, latter, unexplorative, hindmost, hinder, consequent, nonexplorative, nonexploratory, succeeding, posterior, subsequent, unexploratory, later, concluding, hind.

• n.

  • foreword
    addendum, postscript.
  • introductory event; beginning
    end, epilogue, ending, finale, conclusion, closing, finish.
  • preface
    appendix.
  • prelude
    Postlude.