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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I’ve been telling Dad this for two and a half months now, since the beginning of the school year in August.

From Literature

Farther away, in his basement lab at the University of Washington in Seattle, however, Steve Malone was beginning to feel certain that the conclusions from Swanson’s and Johnston’s work were wrong.

From Literature

“These investigations I think are just the beginning of really where we can take the agency,” DiBella said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But after the 1-1 draw with Leeds at the beginning of last month, United's powerbrokers were not willing to risk missing out on Europe for a second season in a row.

From BBC

Perhaps it is my long life, beginning in Europe, that helps me recognize the similarities but also the differences.

From The Wall Street Journal

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