Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > P Synonyms of preliminary exam Find synonyms for: Noun1. preliminary examination, preliminary exam, prelim, examination, exam, testusage: an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continueWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: temporize Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language