previewing
Watching before release
Previewing is seeing or examining something before it's officially available or before committing to it.
You might preview a movie before its release, preview a house before buying, or preview a document before printing.
The word covers both professional advance screenings and casual looks ahead: I'm just previewing the menu before we get there.
Promotional film excerpt
- teaserSomething that piques interest
- glimpseFleeting view
- revealMake something visible
- debutFirst public appearance
upcoming · release · countdown · buildup · hype · buzz · excitement · curiosity
Casual examination of options
- skimmingPassing lightly over
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- perusingReading thoroughly
glancing · surveying · checking · examining · inspecting · observing · evaluating · assessing
Pre-performance practice session
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- storyboardingSequencing shots through drawings
sketching · outlining · wireframing · rough-cut · run-through · dry-run · blocking · staging
Something that extends outward
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
visualization · scenario · modeling · simulation · prognostication · forward-looking · premeditation · proactive
trailer
Promotional film excerpt
debut · upcoming · release · countdown · buildup · hype · buzz · excitement · curiosity · exclusive
browsing
Casual examination of options
- skimmingPassing lightly over
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- screeningEvaluative selection process
perusing · glancing · surveying · checking · examining · inspecting · observing · evaluating · assessing · reviewing
rehearsal
Pre-performance practice session
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
storyboarding · sketching · outlining · wireframing · rough-cut · run-through · dry-run · blocking · staging · read-through
projection
Something that extends outward
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
foresight · visualization · scenario · modeling · simulation · prognostication · forward-looking · premeditation · proactive · contingency
- imaginingimagining, visualizing, envisioning, picturing, conceiving
- speed readingskimming, scanning, chunking, subvocalization, reading fluency
- reading skillsvocabulary, literacy skills, decoding, grammar, fluency
- showingshow, displaying, display, exhibiting, demonstrate
previewingreviewing
Examining something again
retrospecting · looking back · reflecting on · recapping · revisiting
view, viewing, preview, previews, previewed, previewers, previewer, prevue