in the beginning

ADJECTIVE

first

Synonyms

STRONGEST

early

STRONG

aboriginal antecedent anterior basic beginning cardinal front fundamental head inaugural initial key leading opening original pioneer premier primary prime primitive

WEAK

elementary first off headmost inceptive incipient introductory lead off number one numero uno primeval primogenial primordial pristine right up front rudimentary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

last

STRONG

ending extra final following second

ADVERB

originally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically formerly

STRONG

primitively

WEAK

at first at the outset at the start by birth by origin first in the first place incipiently primarily to begin with

Antonyms

WEAK

secondarily

Example Sentences

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I hadn’t thought about it so much in the beginning, and this is not remotely to compare myself to him, but our enterprises have a lot of similarities.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

Because in the beginning, I was not a breakfast guy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Vacations in retirement can be expensive, especially when retirees are now on fixed incomes, but they are also better off in the beginning of retirement years, advisers say.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026

"It was a bit difficult in the beginning," Zverev said on court.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

In fact, in the beginning, I was just as excited as my mother, maybe even more so.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

in the beginning

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