Prefatory and Subsequent

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

Usage example: in prefatory remarks he offered his own definition of “civilization”, a word subject to a variety of interpretations

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Subsequent is an antonym for prefatory.

Subsequent adjective - Being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else.

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Prefatory is an antonym for subsequent.

Nearby Words: subsequently, subsequence

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Subsequent and Prefatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prefatory/subsequent

Prefatory & Subsequent. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prefatory/subsequent>.

Subsequent or Prefatory. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prefatory/subsequent.

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