in the beginning

ADJECTIVE

first

Synonyms

STRONGEST

early

STRONG

aboriginal antecedent anterior basic beginning cardinal front fundamental head inaugural initial key leading opening original pioneer premier primary prime primitive

WEAK

elementary first off headmost inceptive incipient introductory lead off number one numero uno primeval primogenial primordial pristine right up front rudimentary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

last

STRONG

ending extra final following second

ADVERB

originally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically formerly

STRONG

primitively

WEAK

at first at the outset at the start by birth by origin first in the first place incipiently primarily to begin with

Antonyms

WEAK

secondarily

Example Sentences

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I was naïve and just totally blindly happy about the publishing process in the beginning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Bowens, who comes from an events background, heads curation and considers herself more in the beginning stages of her fragrance journey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

So when Spirit announced it was shutting down, the couple reflected on the airline’s role in the beginning of their relationship.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

"If it had been how the franchise programme was in the beginning it would have been absolutely fine and everything would have gone the way I planned," Watton says.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

I stumbled a bit in the beginning, but even though my cheeks kept growing hot, I never froze once!

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

in the beginning

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