Initial and Prelusive

Initial adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.

Prelusive and initial are semantically related In some cases you can use "Prelusive" instead an adjective "Initial".

Nearby Words: initiate, initiation, initialing, initialed, initialize

Prelusive adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.

Initial and prelusive are semantically related in preliminary topic. Sometimes you can use "Initial" instead an adjective "Prelusive", if it concerns topics such as introductory.