foreword

foreword

noun

Definition of FOREWORD

a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part <the editor makes some good points in the foreword about the author's life, so be sure to read it>

Synonyms exordium, foreword, intro, preamble, preface, prelude, proem, prologue (also prolog), prolusion

Related Words beginning, commencement, initiation, opening, origin, origination, outset, start

Near Antonyms envoi (or envoy), postscript; aftermath; cessation, close, closing, conclusion, end, finale, finish, stop, termination

Antonyms epilogue (also epilog)