Prelusive and Subsequent

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

Usage example: after a prelusive dimming of the house lights intended to induce quiet, the stage curtain rose

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Subsequent is an antonym for prelusive.

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

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Prelusive is an antonym for subsequent.

Nearby Words: subsequently, subsequence

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Subsequent and Prelusive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prelusive/subsequent

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