introduction

[in-truh-duhk-shuhn] / ˌɪn trəˈdʌk ʃən /

NOUN

something new; something that begins

Synonyms

STRONGEST

addition debut establishment inauguration influx initiation installation launch opening preface presentation

STRONG

admittance awakening baptism beginning commencement essentials exordium foreword hornbook inception induction ingress insertion institution interpolation intro lead lead-in overture preamble preliminaries prelude primer prolegomenon prologue survey

WEAK

basic principles basic text first acquaintance first taste opening remarks pioneering proem

Antonyms

STRONGEST

close closing conclusion end ending finish

STRONG

completion epilogue

Example Sentences

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On its website, Westfield Mall of the Netherlands announced "that the introduction of Swatch in collaboration with Audemars Piguet will NOT go ahead. The store will remain closed this weekend".

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

"We need a new Dagfinn Høybråten to get the whole population on board with this," said Wisløff, referring to the man who was the driver behind the introduction of the smoking ban in Norway.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The introduction of Dries Van Noten’s Hand and Body line offers a new way to wear the brand.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The document added that Canadian natural gas “has one of the lowest emissions intensities in the world. With the introduction of new technologies for methane abatement, we will be capable of further reducing emissions intensity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Osiander, in his anonymous introduction to Copernicus’s On the Revolutions, insisted that Copernicus should only be read as presenting an hypothesis, not as describing how the world really is.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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