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

From BBC • May 31, 2026

His employment at Bregal was terminated in the beginning of April of this year, a company spokeswoman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Maybe we should have asked more questions in the beginning?

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

JF: Even in the beginning, we were the merch kings of the Smell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

And what about Romero’s yellow bull, he could hear Josiah say, winking when he said that; but the speckled cows had not seen the yellow bull that way, at least not in the beginning.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

in the beginning

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