Antonyms for prelude
ˈprɛl yud, ˈpreɪl-, ˈpreɪ lud, ˈpri-pre·lude

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1. prelude

   Antonyms:
   sequel, conclusion

   Synonyms:
   introduction, preparation, preface, proem, prelusion, overture

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1. preliminary, overture, preludenoun

   something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

   "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"

   Synonyms:
   approach, feeler, overture, preliminary, advance, prelim

2. preludeverb

   music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera

   Synonyms:
   overture, preliminary

3. preludeverb

   serve as a prelude or opening to

4. preludeverb

   play as a prelude

How to use prelude in a sentence?

1. Bob Bolus:

   What they're seeing today is just a prelude of what's going to come if they don't sit down and listen to us and get rid of these restrictions, because then we'll shut the country down. We control this country. Not the government.

2. Marine Col. Andrew Milburn:

   Holding yourself responsible often is a prelude to resignation. Not always, but … that's really the ultimate sanction. So, it is hard to take them seriously.

3. Justin Onuekwusi:

   Of course, it doesn't help that almost as a prelude to the conversation you get tweets that are quite antagonistic.

4. John McCain:

   The truth of that narrative is evidently of secondary importance, as the article exposed how the White House manipulated and, in some cases, manufactured facts to sell the reckless Iran nuclear deal to the American people as a prelude to large-scale disengagement from the Middle East, president Obama has taken great pains to set himself apart from his predecessor. He has succeeded in at least one respect by failing to find the courage to challenge his own assumptions, admit mistakes, and chart a better course.

5. Shirley MacLaine:

   The pain of leaving those you've grown to love is only the prelude to an understanding of yourself and others.

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