Synonyms of preliminarily

preliminarily

adverb

as in earlier

so as to precede something in order of time

the sick children were examined preliminarily by the nurse to determine if they had a rash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earlier
• already
• ahead
• previously
• early
• before
• formerly
• now
• antecedently
• beforehand
• shortly
• anteriorly
• first
• soon
• in advance
• afore
• prematurely
• presently
• before long
• first off
• a priori
• erelong

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• later
• afterwards
• afterward
• subsequently
• after
• next
• behind
• by and by