preliminary

Meanings

Plural: preliminaries

Noun

• a minor match preceding the main event
• something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
  • "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"
• A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.
• Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists
• A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing

Adjective Satellite

• denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding
  • "a preliminary investigation"

Adj

• In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.

Synonyms

initial, introductory, overture, prelim, prelude, preparatory

Antonyms

definitive, final

Anagrams of preliminary