Prelim and Subsequent

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

Usage example: a medical assistant had done all of the prelim work before the physician even walked into the examining room

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Subsequent is an antonym for prelim.

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

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Prelim is an antonym for subsequent.

Nearby Words: subsequently, subsequence

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Subsequent and Prelim. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prelim/subsequent

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