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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

Example Sentences

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The weakening of America’s Protestant work ethic, to use a contested but irreplaceable phrase, is a complicated story, but you could trace its beginnings to the 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Diehard fan Sash Vee tells BBC Newsbeat the announcement was a "very nice surprise" and it's good to see the group "appreciating their beginnings".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Maradona often spoke of his humble beginnings in a community that lacked running water and paved streets.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The SoCal punk rock beginnings of Goldenvoice will always find a way to break through at Coachella and this year’s inclusion of Suicidal Tendencies is no exception.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Such size differences in other plants go back to the very beginnings of agriculture, when cultivated peas evolved through human selection to be 10 times heavier than wild peas.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond