beginning

[bih-gin-ing] / bɪˈgɪn ɪŋ /

NOUN

start of an event or action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

birth creation dawn inauguration inception introduction onset opening outset starting point top

STRONG

alpha basis blastoff commencement dawning genesis induction infancy initiation installation kickoff opener origin origination preface prelude presentation rise root rudiment source spring takeoff threshold

WEAK

day one point of departure square one

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion death end ending finish

STRONG

close completion effect epilogue finale result termination

WEAK

consummation goal outcome

NOUN

origin, cause

Synonyms

STRONGEST

birth heart

STRONG

antecedent conception egg embryo font fount fountain fountainhead generation genesis germ principle resource root seed stem well

Antonyms

STRONG

end

WEAK

completion conclusion consummation ending finish goal outcome result termination

Example Sentences

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“This was written very intentionally as a story with a beginning, middle, end,” Greenberg said in a recent video interview from her Los Angeles home.

From Los Angeles Times

Spencer added that her party's first ever victory in a Westminster by-election was "just the beginning", as she predicted further gains in elections to English councils and the Welsh Senedd in May.

From BBC

The company also announced that weekly users of its AI coding tool, Codex, have reached 1.6 million, more than tripling since the beginning of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The equal-weight index, by contrast, includes all the same companies—but with approximately 1/500th, or about 0.2%, in each at the beginning of every calendar quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

He says the majority of that hit was recovered at the beginning of February.

From The Wall Street Journal

beginning

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