Synonyms of preparative

preparative

adjective

as in preparatory

coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows

preparative warning that the injection was going to cause a modest amount of pain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preparatory
• preliminary
• introductory
• primary
• prefatory
• beginning
• precursory
• preparing
• prelusive
• basic
• prelim
• early
• introducing
• fundamental
• previous
• elementary
• premonitory
• preceding
• prior
• warning
• ahead
• readying
• prefacing
• former

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• subsequent
• after
• behind

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of preparative

Just weeks after announcing a plan (or at least the preparative study of a plan) to reconstruct Park Avenue in its premodern, superior form, the city has just revealed a major makeover for Fifth. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024

One such approach involves utilizing advanced chromatography techniques like flash chromatography or preparative HPLC (High-Performance Liquid Chromatography). — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2023

Using photography as a preparative tool as well as an art form later in life reveals Degas to have been a more progressive artist that was willing to experiment. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2019

Gordon explains that the body has quite a bit of pre-labor preparative work to do. — Tanya Ward Goodman, Orange County Register, 5 June 2017