pre
Placed before words
Pre is informal shorthand for a preseason game in professional sports, especially football: The starters usually sit out the last pre.
In running culture, pre refers to Steve Prefontaine, the legendary American distance runner: channeling my inner Pre.
As a standalone prefix turned word, pre can mean preliminary or previous: Did you do the pre for tomorrow's meeting?
Existing before another
- earlierAt a prior time
- formerPreviously holding a position
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- preexistingAlready in existence
premature · advance · ahead · foregoing · past · initial · ancestor · forebear
Word-part modifier
- prependAdd to the beginning
- prepositionRelational grammar term
- attachJoin or connect
- prependedAdded to the front
prescribe · predetermined · preset · prearrange · preassigned · prewired · preloaded
Judicial examination of claims
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
draft · experimental · pilot · preparatory · groundwork · warm-up · pretest · preseason
Introductory orchestral piece
- prologueIntroductory literary section
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- forewordIntroductory book section
- openerWhat begins something
lead-in · beginning · commencement · dawn · outset · onset · genesis · inauguration
Prediction of future conditions
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- foreseePredict future events
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
preparation · readiness · preemptive · precaution · planning · prospect · outlook · projection
Prophetic indicator
- portentSign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- warningAlert about danger
- presageIndicate beforehand
foreboding · foretell · foretoken · forewarn · premonition · augury · auspice · prophetic
Situated toward the front
- frontalOf the fore side
- forwardOnward in direction
- foreToward the front
- precordialRelating to chest area over heart
prior
Existing before another
- earlierAt a prior time
- formerPreviously holding a position
- antecedentSomething that precedes
preexisting · premature · advance · ahead · foregoing · past · initial · ancestor · forebear · progenitor
affix
Word-part modifier
- prependAdd to the beginning
- prepositionRelational grammar term
- attachJoin or connect
prepended · prescribe · predetermined · preset · prearrange · preassigned · prewired · preloaded
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
tentative · draft · experimental · pilot · preparatory · groundwork · warm-up · pretest · preseason · preproduction
overture
Introductory orchestral piece
- prologueIntroductory literary section
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- forewordIntroductory book section
opener · lead-in · beginning · commencement · dawn · outset · onset · genesis · inauguration · kickoff
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- foreseePredict future events
forethought · preparation · readiness · preemptive · precaution · planning · prospect · outlook · projection · conjecture
omen
Prophetic indicator
presage · foreboding · foretell · foretoken · forewarn · premonition · augury · auspice · prophetic · predictive
anterior
Situated toward the front
- vice presidentSecond-ranking executive officer
- prepare the wayMake ready beforehand
- dead presidentSlang for paper money
- sneak previewAdvance viewing for select audience
- prepaid cardPayment method funded in advance
- preschool teacherEducates children ages three-five
prepare, prevent, president, predict, premium, previous, precede, prelude, prefix