Preparative and Subsequent

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

Usage example: preparative warning that the injection was going to cause a modest amount of pain

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Subsequent is an antonym for preparative.

Nearby Words: preparation, preparatory

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

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Preparative is an antonym for subsequent.

Nearby Words: subsequently, subsequence

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