Former
Former adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Preparative and former are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preparative" instead an adjective "Former".
Nearby Word: formerly
Preparative
Preparative adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.
Usage example: preparative warning that the injection was going to cause a modest amount of pain
Former and preparative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Former" instead an adjective "Preparative".
Nearby Words: preparation, preparatory
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- first and former
- first and preparative
- original and former
- original and preparative
- preliminary and former
- preliminary and preparative
- opening and former
- opening and preparative
- anterior and former
- anterior and preparative
- early and former
- early and preparative
- introductory and former
- introductory and preparative
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