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Initially vs Preliminarily - What's the difference?

initially | preliminarily |

As adverbs the difference between initially and preliminarily

is that initially is at the beginning while preliminarily is in a preliminary manner.

initially

English

Adverb

(-)
  • At the beginning.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author= Ed Pilkington
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= ‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told , passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}

    Synonyms

    * at first

    Antonyms

    * finally

    preliminarily

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a preliminary manner.