Mop-up and Preface

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Mop-up noun - The last part of a process or action.

Usage example: the general announced that the remaining fighting would be only a mop-up to a war that was all but over

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Preface is an antonym for mop-up.

Preface noun - A short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part.

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Mop-up is an antonym for preface.

Nearby Words: prefaced, prefacing

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Preface and Mop-up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mop-up/preface

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