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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“By the end of the process, I definitely felt ready to adapt myself. But in the beginning, there was just no way I would raise my hand for it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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

JF: Even in the beginning, we were the merch kings of the Smell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It was kind of cool in the beginning, being famous and all that.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman

in the beginning

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