Prelude and Sequitur

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Prelude noun - A performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event.

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Sequitur is an antonym for prelude.

Nearby Words: preluded, preluding

Sequitur noun - An opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning.

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Prelude is an antonym for sequitur.

This is a kind of Non Sequitur where a character, usually in the prelude to or middle of a serious (if not deadly) situation takes a time out to clarify that what he really meant to say was X.

Source: Distracting Disambiguation

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Sequitur and Prelude. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prelude/sequitur

Prelude & Sequitur. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prelude/sequitur>.

Sequitur or Prelude. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prelude/sequitur.

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