Definitions

debut

[dey-byoo, dih-, dey-byoo, deb-yoo] / deɪˈbju, dɪ-, ˈdeɪ bju, ˈdɛb ju /

NOUN

first public appearance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appearance beginning inauguration introduction launching opener presentation

STRONG

admission bow entrance entree entrée graduating graduation incoming initiation

WEAK

coming out coming out party first step

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion end ending finish

WEAK

closing finale

Example Sentences

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Now Bonnie Tyler, the singer released her debut single “My! My! Honeycomb!” in 1976 and her debut album the following year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

Sources close to Quenda say he is targeting a regular first-team role at Chelsea and hopes to make his senior Portugal debut in the near future.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

But it could rival Saudi Aramco's 2019 $25.6 billion debut in the Gulf, and the $21.8 billion raised by Chinese tech firm Alibaba in its New York IPO.

From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026

In the debut season, she’s one of the few remaining humans on Earth who is not part of a particularly cheery hive mind brought on by an alien virus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

For two weeks, I've done nothing but sleep, eat and rehearse for my debut.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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