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preludes

noun , plural of prelude

Synonyms and Antonyms of preludes

1 a performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event

an eruption of sectarian violence that proved to be the prelude to all-out civil war

Synonyms of preludes

curtain-raisers, overtures, preambles, preliminaries, prologues (also prologs), warm-ups

Words Related to preludes

countdowns, run-ups [chiefly British]

kickoffs, starts

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

the musical had a brief prelude to get the audience in the proper mood

Synonyms of preludes

exordiums (or exordia), forewords, intros, introductions, preambles, prefaces, proems, prologues (also prologs), prolusions

Words Related to preludes

beginnings, commencements, initiations, openings, origins, originations, outsets, starts

Near Antonyms of preludes

envois (or envoys), postscripts

cessations, closes, closings, conclusions, ends, finales, finishes, stops, terminations

Antonyms of preludes

epilogues (also epilogs)

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