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prologue

noun

variants: also prolog

Synonyms and Antonyms of prologue

1 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

Synonyms of prologue

curtain-raiser, overture, preamble, preliminary, prelude, warm-up

Words Related to prologue

countdown, run-up [chiefly British]

2 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

Synonyms of prologue

exordium, foreword, intro, introduction, preamble, preface, prelude, proem, prolusion

Words Related to prologue

beginning, commencement, initiation, opening, origin, origination, outset, start

Near Antonyms of prologue

envoi (or envoy), postscript

cessation, close, closing, conclusion, end, finale, finish, stop, termination

Antonyms of prologue

epilogue (also epilog)

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