See preliminary in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
preliminary introductory prefatory preparatory
These adjectives mean going before and preparing the way for something else: a preliminary investigation; introductory remarks; an author's prefatory notes; preparatory steps.
See preliminary in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Before or in preparation for the main matter, action, or business:
inductive, introductory, prefatory, preparatory, prolegomenous. See startServing to introduce a subject or person, for example:
introductory, prefatory, preparatory, prolegomenous. See start, wordsNot perfected, elaborated, or completed:
rough, sketchy, tentative, unfinished, unperfected, unpolished. See start
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