| Prepositive 1. (a.) Put before; prefixed; as, a prepositive particle. 2. (n.) A prepositive word. Thesaurus Entries antecedent, anterior, chief, exordial, first, foremost, headmost, inaugural, inductive, initiatory, introductory, leading, opening, precedent, preceding, precessional, precursory, prefixed, prelim, preliminary, preludial, prelusive, preparatory, prepositive, prevenient, prior, proemial, propaedeutic |