at the start

ADVERB

originally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically formerly

STRONG

primitively

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

secondarily

ADVERB

primarily

Synonyms

WEAK

at first first and foremost from the start in the first place initially originally primitively

Antonyms

WEAK

finally secondarily

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Citi analyst Atif Malik did the same, hiking his target to $130 from $95 at the start of the week.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The unemployment rate hit a four-year high at the start of 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The price of unleaded petrol was 132.83p a litre on average at the start of the conflict.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

A few simple rules are provided at the start, and those rules eventually guide you to one unique solution.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

As our understanding grows, we find ourselves liking a great many more things than we had thought possible at the start.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

at the start

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