Meaning & use
preliminarily
In a way that comes before the main part of something; as an initial step.
See it in a sentence
The results were preliminarily reviewed before the full study was published.
Investigators preliminarily concluded that the fire started in the kitchen.
A note on using this word
This adverb is more formal than 'initially' and appears mainly in academic, legal, or scientific writing.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
finallyconclusively
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