preparation vs groundwork

groundwork vs preparation

preparation and groundwork both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preparation	Yes	No	No	No
groundwork	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, groundwork is a hyponym of preparation; that is, groundwork is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than preparation:

preparation: the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
groundwork: preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation

Other hyponyms of preparation include fire control, warm up, deployment, makeready, priming, planning, turnaround, turnround, prolusion, tune-up, warm-up.

preparation (noun)	groundwork (noun)
activity leading to skilled behavior	preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation
preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)	lowest support of a structure
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose	the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
(music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
a substance prepared according to a formula

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