Synonyms of preliminarily

preliminarily

adverb

as in earlier

so as to precede something in order of time

the sick children were examined preliminarily by the nurse to determine if they had a rash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earlier
• already
• ahead
• previously
• early
• before
• formerly
• now
• antecedently
• beforehand
• shortly
• anteriorly
• first
• soon
• in advance
• afore
• prematurely
• presently
• before long
• first off
• a priori
• erelong

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• later
• afterward
• subsequently
• after
• next
• behind
• by and by

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of preliminarily

Graham died Saturday at the age of 71 of what was preliminarily diagnosed as a rupture of his aorta due to a hardening of his arteries, his office said. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 July 2026

Coiro said that, preliminarily, it is believed a gas cylinder in the trunk may have closed the explosion. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Investigators also preliminarily had ruled out potential self-harm, CHP officials said. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

Examinations conducted on site by the United States Department of Agriculture and forensic veterinarians led investigators to preliminarily determine the cause of death of many of those dogs to be gunshot wounds. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026

The board, which is also known as Develop Fulton, voted Tuesday to preliminarily approve the developer’s request. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 23 June 2026

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but investigators preliminarily believe a source of natural gas was released in the basement and used to start the fire, Alpine Township Fire Chief Jeremy Kelly said. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 28 May 2026

On April 29, 2026, the European Commission preliminarily found Meta in breach of the Digital Services Act for failing to prevent minors under 13 from accessing Instagram and Facebook. — Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

At the board’s April 10, 2026, meeting, all nine Republican members preliminarily approved the materials, while the five Democrats rejected the list. — Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026