Curtain-raiser
Curtain-raiser noun - A performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event.
Usage example: the opening of the performing arts center proved to be a curtain-raiser for the rebirth of the city's downtown
Overture and curtain-raiser are semantically related in beginning of event topic. In some cases you can use "Overture" instead a noun phrase "Curtain-raiser".
Overture
Overture noun - A performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event.
Usage example: the parade down Main Street served as the overture for a weekend of fun and festivities
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Synonyms for Overture
Curtain-raiser and overture are semantically related in preliminary topic. You can use "Curtain-raiser" instead a noun "Overture".
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Related pairs
- show and curtain-raiser
- show and overture
- preparation and curtain-raiser
- preparation and overture
- start and curtain-raiser
- start and overture
- preliminary and curtain-raiser
- preliminary and overture
- opening and curtain-raiser
- opening and overture
- beginning and curtain-raiser
- beginning and overture
- commencement and curtain-raiser
- commencement and overture
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Overture and Curtain-raiser. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/curtain-raiser/overture
Curtain-raiser & Overture. N.p., 2016. Web. 30 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/curtain-raiser/overture>.
Overture or Curtain-raiser. 2016. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/curtain-raiser/overture.
