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

County officials also preliminarily estimate around $150,000 has gone toward county staff time on the effort. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2026

However, a July 30 report from The New York Times says investigators preliminarily believe Iranian hackers were probably responsible. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Heading into the weekend, the trend is preliminarily forecasted to continue. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026

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