Synonyms of the word

preface

• n. The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.
• n. An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
• n. (Roman Catholicism) The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.
• v. (transitive) To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).
• v. (transitive) To give a preface to.

foreword

• n. An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; a preface or introduction.

introduce

• v. (transitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
• v. (transitive) To make (something or someone) known by formal announcement or recommendation.
• v. (transitive) To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.
• v. (transitive) To bring (something) into practice.

introduction

• n. The act or process of introducing.
• n. A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
• n. An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
• n. A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.

precede

• v. (transitive) To go before, go in front of.
• v. (intransitive) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
• v. (transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).
• n. Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay).

premise

• n. A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of…
• n. (logic) Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced.
• n. (usually in the plural, law) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning…
• n. (usually in the plural) A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts.
• n. The fundamental concept that drives the plot of a film or other story.
• v. To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.
• v. To make a premise.
• v. To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to…
• v. To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.

prolusion

• n. A trial before the principal performance; a prelude.
• n. An introductory essay.

say

• v. (transitive) To pronounce.
• v. (transitive) To recite.
• v. To tell, either verbally or in writing.
• v. To indicate in a written form.
• v. (impersonal) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate…
• v. (informal, imperative) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
• v. (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
• v. (transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension,…
• n. One's stated opinion or input into a discussion or decision.
• adv. For example; let us assume.
• interj. (colloquial) Used to gain one's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion.
• n. A type of fine cloth similar to serge.
• v. To try; to assay.
• n. Trial by sample; assay; specimen.
• n. Tried quality; temper; proof.
• n. Essay; trial; attempt.

state

• n. A polity.
• n. A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
• n. High social standing or circumstance.
• n. (mathematics, stochastic processes) An element of the range of the random variables that define a random…
• v. (transitive) To declare to be a fact.
• v. (transitive) To make known.
• adj. (obsolete) stately.

tell

• v. (transitive) To count, reckon, or enumerate.
• v. (transitive) To narrate.
• v. (transitive) To convey by speech; to say.
• v. (transitive) To instruct or inform.
• v. (transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.
• v. (intransitive) To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.
• v. (transitive) To reveal.
• v. (intransitive) To be revealed.
• v. (intransitive) To have an effect, especially a noticeable one; to be apparent, to be demonstrated.
• v. (transitive) To use beads or similar objects as an aid to prayer.
• v. (intransitive, childish) To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.
• n. A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts…
• n. (archaic) That which is told; a tale or account.
• n. (Internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.
• n. (archaeology) A mound, originally in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.