Synonyms for preparatory
prɪˈpær əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈpɛər-, ˈprɛp ər ə-prepara·to·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preparatory, preparative, propaedeuticadjective

   preceding and preparing for something

   "preparatory steps"

   Synonyms:
   propaedeutic, preparative

   Antonyms:
   succeeding(a)

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preparatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   introductory, preliminary, prefatory

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "preparatory":

   préparatoires, preparation, preparations, pre-hearing, préparatoire, prepa-ratory, prepcom, preliminary, pre-trial, preparedness

How to pronounce preparatory?

How to say preparatory in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use preparatory in a sentence?

1. Mika Saarela:

   We have in fact not closed, the Global Preparatory Academies plan has not fallen through and that is part of the ongoing process with the court.

2. Justin Shullick:

   At Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School, our scholars are taught to embody respect, responsibility and relentlessness. All three characteristics were on display yesterday.

3. Laurent Kabila:

   I have decided on this day to convoke an inclusive national political dialogue and the subsequent implementation of a preparatory committee to address all aspects linked to its organization.

4. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:

   It would be folly to continue betting on a military solution, now is the time to find a way to bring the parties to the negotiating table. This must include preparatory talks with and among crucial regional actors like Saudi Arabia and Turkey, but also Iran.

5. Isaac D?Israeli:

   Is a preface exquisitely written? No literary morsel is more delicious. Is the author inveterately dull? It is a kind of preparatory information, which may be very useful. It argues a deficiency of taste to turn over an elaborate preface unread: for it is the attar of the author?s roses, every drop distilled at an immense cost. It is the reason of the reasoning, and the folly of the foolish.