preparative
Making things ready
Preparative describes something that prepares or serves as preparation: preparative measures, preparative steps before surgery.
As a noun, a preparative is something that prepares the way for what follows—a preliminary action or substance.
The word appears most often in technical contexts, particularly chemistry, where preparative methods produce compounds in usable quantities rather than merely detecting them.
Arranging for future events
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- setupHow something is arranged
- equippingProviding necessary tools
training · rehearsal · scheduling · priming · briefing · coaching · conditioning · drilling
One that comes before
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- preludeIntroductory piece or event
- preamblePreliminary statement before content
prologue · harbinger · herald · pioneer · precondition · prerequisite · groundwork · stepping-stone
Planning before acting
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- planningArranging for future events
readiness · projection · visualization · contingency · forward-thinking · proactive · preventive · preemptive
planning
Arranging for future events
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- setupHow something is arranged
equipping · training · rehearsal · scheduling · priming · briefing · coaching · conditioning · drilling · orientation
forerunner
One that comes before
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- preludeIntroductory piece or event
preamble · prologue · harbinger · herald · pioneer · precondition · prerequisite · groundwork · stepping-stone · lead-up
forethought
Planning before acting
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
planning · readiness · projection · visualization · contingency · forward-thinking · proactive · preventive · preemptive · precautionary
supplies
Resources for a task
gear · resources · inventory · reserves · provisions · stores · cache · stash · kit · materiel
preparativesubsequent
Occurring after something else
following · after · succeeding · posterior · consequent
preparativereactive
Tending to respond
responsive · remedial · corrective · improvisational · spontaneous
preparativeconclusive
Ending all debate
final · finishing · terminal · postprocessing · auxiliary
- mental preparationCognitive readiness beforehand
- tax preparationReadying income documents for government
- meal preparationReadying food for eating
- food preparationMaking edibles ready
- test preparationReadying for an exam
- interview preparationReadying for a formal meeting