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beginning
noun as in start of an event or action
Strongest matches
birth, creation, dawn, inauguration, inception, introduction, onset, opening, outset, starting point, top
Strong matches
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 matches
noun as in origin, cause
Strong matches
antecedent, conception, egg, embryo, font, fount, fountain, fountainhead, generation, genesis, germ, principle, resource, root, seed, stem, well
Example Sentences
I just recently rewatched all six Star Wars movies the other day… Oh wow, from the beginning?
The various members met for the first time when they traveled to Gambia at the beginning of December to carry out their plan.
The idea that January 1st initiates a period of new beginning is not a flash of Hallmark brilliance.
And the authorities also worry that the December fires are just the beginning.
He encountered struggles that many foreign newcomers face upon beginning a new life in America.
To fill up the time till Liszt came, our hostess made us play, one after the other, beginning with the latest arrival.
"I verily believe they're gone to look at my button," cried Davy, beginning to laugh, in spite of his fears.
Beginning with single twigs and working over them patiently she at length painted whole trees, and later animals.
It mounted straight as a plume for a little way, until it met the cool air of evening which was beginning to fall.
The conclusion is reached that, despite these drawbacks, the Jesuit mission in Canada has made a hopeful beginning.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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