Erstwhile
Erstwhile adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Preparatory and erstwhile are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preparatory" instead an adjective "Erstwhile".
Preparatory
Preparatory adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.
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Synonyms for Preparatory
Erstwhile and preparatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Erstwhile" instead an adjective "Preparatory".
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Related pairs
- anterior and erstwhile
- anterior and preparatory
- early and erstwhile
- early and preparatory
- past and erstwhile
- past and preparatory
- former and erstwhile
- former and preparatory
- antecedent and erstwhile
- antecedent and preparatory
- other and erstwhile
- other and preparatory
- before and erstwhile
- before and preparatory
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