Synonyms for introductory
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Prefatory
prefatory, opening, preparatory, preliminary, initiatory, initiative, precursory, prevenient, proemial UK, premial US, prelusive, prefatorial
Definitions
- adj. 1
Introducing; giving a preview, idea or foretaste of.
He enrolled in an introductory wine-making course.
Related words
- Phrases
- introductory subject
Example sentences
- preparatory How many kids attend the preparatory class?
- basic That game is easy, once you learn the basic rules.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| introductory | steady | |
| preparatory | falling | |
| prefatory | falling | |
| precursory | steady | |
| prevenient | rising | |
| basic | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- first1, basic2
- 7 letters
- opening3, premial
- 8 letters
- proemial
- 9 letters
- prefatory, prelusive
- 10 letters
- initiative4, initiatory, precursory, prevenient
- 11 letters
- preliminary5, preparatory5, prefatorial
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (basic2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- introductif