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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 brand's hit products -- the Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad -- command a cult-like following, long after the company's humble beginnings on April 1, 1976 in Jobs's garage in Cupertino, California.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 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

From Coachella’s humble beginnings of a desert festival into becoming a global force in pop culture, revisit iconic moments with Daft Punk, Beyoncé, the Coachella astronaut and everything in between.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Munn’s acerbic, ambitious Levitt is a woman from humble beginnings who marries into wealth, only to become a social pariah after a sinister plot involving her husband is revealed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks, and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end,” he said dolefully.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott