Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun preamble

1 sense of preamble

Sense 1
preamble -- (a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose))
       => introduction -- (the first section of a communication)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb preamble

1 sense of preamble

Sense 1
preamble -- (make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document)
       => precede, preface, premise, introduce -- (furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution")