Antonyms for preparatory

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pri-par-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -pair-, prep-er-uh-

Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈpær əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈpɛər-, ˈprɛp ər ə-

Definition of preparatory

Origin : early 15c., from Late Latin praeparatorius, from Latin praeparatus (see preparation). Earlier in same sense was preparative (late 14c.). Applied from 1822 to junior schools in which pupils are "prepared" for a higher school.

adj introductory, basic

Example sentences :

In these last respects it is a preparatory study for "Othello."
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

The Preparatory Schools of Ruffianism are similarly borne with.
Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens

This preparatory work occupied the whole of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne

Mr. Babbitt waved his fists again, preparatory to another outburst.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

As a preparatory tonic I'd recommend strawberries and cream.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

This famous college is one of the preparatory schools for the universities.
Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook

Someone was shutting an umbrella in the doorway, preparatory to entering the shop.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

Nor did the company fail to participate in these preparatory schoolings.
Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever

I feel as if I had eternity behind me, I've been in the Preparatory so long.
Extract from : « The Coast of Bohemia » by William Dean Howells

She hastened to put on her jacket, preparatory to leaving the house.
Extract from : « The Masked Bridal » by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

Synonyms for preparatory

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