beginnings

NOUN

ground floor

Synonyms

WEAK

first crack first stage head start preliminaries very beginning

NOUN

origin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ancestry birth descent lineage

STRONG

blood extraction maternity parentage paternity pedigree stock

Antonyms

WEAK

close completion conclusion consequence death destiny effect end finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination

NOUN

root

Synonyms

STRONGEST

essence foundation heart origin seed soul source stem stuff

STRONG

basis bedrock bottom cause center crux derivation essentiality footing fountain fountainhead fundamental germ ground groundwork inception infrastructure mainspring marrow motive nub nucleus occasion pith provenance provenience quick quintessence radicle radix reason rhizome seat substance substratum tuber underpinning well

WEAK

rock bottom starting point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

effect end result

STRONG

conclusion consequence exterior exteriority extra outgrowth outside trivia

WEAK

derivation derivative sprout

NOUN

rudiments

Synonyms

STRONG

ABCs basics elements essentials foundation guts heart nitty-gritty principles

WEAK

first principles

Antonyms

STRONG

cowardice fear

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Despite those similar beginnings, queens grow larger, develop more quickly, and can live much longer than workers.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

Parish councillor David Taylor said their efforts to recreate meadows mark "the very beginnings of a nice cycle which we all need to try and encourage in our own parishes."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

UCF couldn’t enjoy the beginnings of a comeback for long.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

“American Patriarch” is a tonic reminder that, from its very beginnings, our republic has exhaled a whiff of the miraculous.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“I’ll be fine,” she said, but she felt the beginnings of panic whirling in her stomach—why had Taisin left?—and she swept up a piece of glass that nicked her thumb.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

beginnings

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