beginning

[bih-gin-ing] / bɪˈgɪn ɪŋ /

NOUN

start of an event or action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

birth creation dawn inauguration inception introduction onset opening outset starting point top

STRONG

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

day one point of departure square one

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion death end ending finish

STRONG

close completion effect epilogue finale result termination

WEAK

consummation goal outcome

NOUN

origin, cause

Synonyms

STRONGEST

birth heart

STRONG

antecedent conception egg embryo font fount fountain fountainhead generation genesis germ principle resource root seed stem well

Antonyms

STRONG

end

WEAK

completion conclusion consummation ending finish goal outcome result termination

Example Sentences

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This essay marks the beginning of a series exploring those remaining roads.

From Los Angeles Times

In the moment before beginning a run, with a giant halfpipe or slopestyle course or big air jump in front of them, what is running through an athlete's mind?

From BBC

For Ireland, Sam Prendergast will again start the Six Nations at 10 after beginning last year's campaign with the shirt.

From BBC

Karp previously led the firm’s litigation department, and has spent his entire career at Paul Weiss, beginning as a summer associate.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even as the pain from the software selloff spreads to other parts of the U.S. equity market, some traders cautioned that the selling was beginning to look overdone.

From MarketWatch

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