Synonyms & related words for preliminarily

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of preliminarily. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to preliminarily

Explore words related to preliminarily — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include tentatively, preliminaries, tentative, provisionally, postliminary, prereview, postliminiary, prelusive. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does preliminarily come from?

The word preliminarily breaks down into 4 roots of Latin and English origin: pre-, from Latin prae (“before”); limin, from Latin limen (“threshold”); -ari, from Latin arius (“relating to”); and -ly, from English lice (“in the manner of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.