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AFTERWORD Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word afterword. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For AFTERWORD

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
beginning
nounn
noun

• the event consisting of the start of something

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• the first part or section of something

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• the act of starting something

adjective satellite

• serving to begin

foreword
nounn
noun

• a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

introduction
nounn
noun

• the act of beginning something new

• the first section of a communication

• formally making a person known to another or to the public

• a basic or elementary instructional text

• a new proposal

• the act of putting one thing into another

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

preamble
nounn
noun

• a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)

verb

• make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document

preface
nounn
noun

• a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

verb

• furnish with a preface or introduction

prelude
nounn
noun

• something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

• music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera

verb

• serve as a prelude or opening to

• play as a prelude

prologue
nounn
noun

• an introduction to a play

start
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• the beginning of anything

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

• a sudden involuntary movement

• the act of starting something

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• a signal to begin (as in a race)

• the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

verb

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• set in motion, cause to start

• depart for someplace

• have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

• bring into being

• get off the ground

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

• get going or set in motion

• begin or set in motion

• begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

• play in the starting lineup

• have a beginning characterized in some specified way

• begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

• bulge outward

Alternatives for BEGINNING

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Alternatives for FOREWORD

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Alternatives for PREAMBLE

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Alternatives for PRELUDE

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Alternatives for PROLOGUE

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