PROLOG Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

prologue

noun

ˈprō-ˌlȯg

variants also prolog

as in prelude

a performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event unfortunately, the burglary, which he committed while still a teen, was but a prologue to a wasted life of crime

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Relevance

as in introduction

a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part a brief prologue sets the scene for the story that follows

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Recent Examples of prologue What restraint the film has is mostly to be found in an elegant prologue that ramps up to the first of many resourcefully horrible kills, opening in the recent past on a wholesome Egyptian family taking a rural car trip. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 The preview started with the game’s prologue event, an introductory affair Horizon players have come to expect. —

Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026 Anyone who watched The Handmaid’s Tale — and I’d wager that’s nearly everyone here — knows this, which is what makes its reiteration in the prologue to The Testaments so menacing. —

Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026 Alongside the big group numbers characterized by the prologue, Ragtime features intimate solos, duets and trios. —

Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prologue

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Noun

The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).

— Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2026
But the June ballot isn’t just a prelude to November — some races will be decided with it.

— Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026