preparatory

Definitions

Serving to prepare or make ready; introductory.

Relating to or constituting preparation.

Designed to prepare students for a higher level of education.

Examples

The students attended a preparatory course to get ready for the upcoming university entrance exams.

He spent the morning making preparatory notes before delivering his keynote speech.

Synonyms

introductory preliminary initial foundational preceding exploratory propaedeutic

Antonyms

concluding final terminal subsequent resulting ultimate closing