Synonyms of exordium

exordium 1 of 2

noun (1)

as in preface

a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part

in his exordium the author warns his readers that they should expect a radically different interpretation of the causes of the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preface
• introduction
• foreword
• intro
• prologue
• proem
• prelude
• prolog
• preamble
• beginning
• commencement
• prolusion
• initiation
• outset
• start
• opening
• origin
• origination

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• epilogue
• postscript
• epilog
• envoy
• envoi
• conclusion
• aftermath
• end
• closing
• termination
• cessation
• finale
• finish
• close
• stop

exordiums

2 of 2

noun (2)

variants or exordia

plural of exordium

as in prefaces

a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part

in his exordium the author warns his readers that they should expect a radically different interpretation of the causes of the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prefaces
• forewords
• introductions
• prologs
• proems
• prolusions
• intros
• prologues
• preludes
• preambles
• beginnings
• starts
• initiations
• outsets
• commencements
• openings
• origins
• originations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• epilogues
• epilogs
• envoys
• postscripts
• conclusions
• aftermaths
• finishes
• stops
• ends
• envois
• terminations
• closings
• closes
• cessations
• finales