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preliminary synonyms

Trying to find another word for preliminary in English? No problem. Our thesaurus contains synonyms of preliminary in 22 different contexts. We have listed all the similar and related words for preliminary alphabetically.

  • basal
  • capital
  • central
  • chief
  • elemental
  • essential
  • indispensable
  • inherent
  • intrinsic
  • key
  • main
  • necessary
  • constituent
  • elementary
  • primitive
  • primordial
  • rudimental
  • ABCs
  • abecedarian
  • basal
  • beginning
  • child's play
  • clear
  • duck soup
  • easy
  • elemental
  • essential
  • facile
  • foundational
  • basic
  • elemental
  • elementary
  • first
  • fundamental
  • inductive
  • initiatory
  • opening
  • pilot
  • preceding
  • precursory
  • prefatory
  • aboriginal
  • ahead
  • antecedent
  • anterior
  • basic
  • beginning
  • cardinal
  • early
  • elementary
  • first off
  • front
  • fundamental
  • axiological
  • axiomatic
  • basal
  • bottom
  • bottom-line
  • cardinal
  • central
  • constitutional
  • constitutive
  • crucial
  • elemental
  • elementary
  • anterior
  • basic
  • beginning
  • early
  • elementary
  • inaugural
  • incipient
  • initial
  • initiatory
  • opening
  • original
  • precursory
  • antecedent
  • basic
  • commencing
  • earliest
  • early
  • elementary
  • embryonic
  • first
  • foremost
  • fundamental
  • germinal
  • headmost
  • aperture
  • breach
  • break
  • cavity
  • chink
  • cleft
  • crack
  • cranny
  • crevice
  • cut
  • discontinuity
  • door
  • ace
  • aerialist
  • aeronaut
  • aviator
  • bellwether
  • captain
  • conductor
  • coxswain
  • dean
  • director
  • doyen/doyenne
  • eagle
  • above-mentioned
  • above-named
  • aforeknown
  • aforementioned
  • aforesaid
  • ahead of
  • antecedent
  • anterior
  • before
  • erstwhile
  • foregoing
  • forerunning
  • anterior
  • earlier
  • foregoing
  • former
  • past
  • precedent
  • preceding
  • preliminary
  • previous
  • beginning
  • initiative
  • introductory
  • preliminary
  • before
  • elementary
  • in advance of
  • in anticipation of
  • inductive
  • opening
  • precautionary
  • prefatory
  • preliminary
  • prelusive
  • prep
  • preparative
  • adapting
  • preparation
  • qualifying
  • aboriginal
  • ancient
  • central
  • chief
  • earliest
  • early
  • first
  • fundamental
  • highest
  • old
  • original
  • paramount
  • central
  • chief
  • constitutional
  • direct
  • dominant
  • earliest
  • elementary
  • essential
  • first
  • fundamental
  • idiopathic
  • immediate
  • above-mentioned
  • aforementioned
  • ahead
  • antecedent
  • anterior
  • before
  • foregoing
  • former
  • forward
  • past
  • precedent
  • preceding
  • authorize
  • capacitate
  • certify
  • check out
  • come up to snuff
  • commission
  • condition
  • cut it
  • earn one's wings
  • empower
  • enable
  • endow
  • arrange
  • brace
  • brief
  • clear the decks
  • equip
  • fill in
  • fit
  • fit out
  • fix
  • fortify
  • gear up
  • get
  • analysis
  • approval
  • assessment
  • attempt
  • blue book
  • catechism
  • check
  • comp
  • confirmation
  • corroboration
  • countdown
  • criterion
  • balloon
  • exploratory
  • pilot
  • preliminary
  • probationary
  • provisional
  • tentative
  • test
  • testing

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