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

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1. preparatory, preparative, propaedeuticadjective

   preceding and preparing for something

   "preparatory steps"

   Synonyms:
   propaedeutic, preparative

   Antonyms:
   succeeding(a)

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1. preparatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   introductory, preliminary, prefatory

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1. List of paraphrases for "preparatory":

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

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1. De Mistura:

   We will hold preparatory meetings and then go into detail with each group separately.

2. 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.

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. John Henry Newman:

   The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.

5. Stuart Fletcher:

   The health insurance market is still quite a nascent market, there is tonnes of headroom for growth, we are doing all the preparatory work to be able to move quickly as soon as the ordinance is turned into statute.