Definitions

nascent

[nas-uhnt, ney-suhnt] / ˈnæs ənt, ˈneɪ sənt /

ADJECTIVE

budding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burgeoning fledgling growing incipient promising

STRONG

beginning blossoming germinal germinating maturing opening potential pullulating sprouting vegetating young

WEAK

bursting forth embryonic fresh pubescent shooting up

Antonyms

WEAK

dying shrinking withering

ADJECTIVE

inceptive

Synonyms

WEAK

antecedent basic commencing earliest early elementary embryonic first foremost fundamental germinal headmost inaugural inchoate incipient infant initial initiative initiatory introductory leading leadoff opening original pioneer virgin

ADJECTIVE

inchoate

Synonyms

WEAK

amorphous elementary embryonic formless immature imperfect inceptive incipient just begun preliminary rudimentary shapeless unfinished unformed unshaped

Antonyms

WEAK

developed grown mature

ADJECTIVE

incipient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

embryonic

WEAK

basic beginning commencing elementary fundamental inceptive inchoate initial initiative initiatory introductory originating start

Antonyms

WEAK

developed grown mature

ADJECTIVE

infant/infantile

Synonyms

WEAK

baby babyish callow childish childlike developing early emergent green growing immature infantine initial juvenile kid naive newborn puerile tender unfledged unripe weak youthful

Antonyms

WEAK

adult grown-up mature

ADJECTIVE

initial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basic introductory original

STRONG

antecedent commencing first fundamental germinal inaugural infant initiative leading opening pioneer virgin

WEAK

earliest early elementary embryonic foremost headmost inceptive inchoate incipient initiatory

Antonyms

STRONG

following last subordinate

WEAK

closing final

ADJECTIVE

initiatory

Synonyms

WEAK

antecedent basic commencing earliest early elementary embryonic first foremost fundamental germinal headmost inaugural inceptive inchoate incipient infant initial initiative introductory leading leadoff opening original pioneer virgin

ADJECTIVE

underdeveloped

Synonyms

STRONGEST

embryonic undeveloped

WEAK

immature inchoate rudimentary

Antonyms

WEAK

developed

Example Sentences

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The deal appears focused on connecting AWS data centers with AT&T’s fiber and Amazon Leo’s nascent satellite constellation supporting AT&T’s commercial customers.

From MarketWatch

The opening up of Argentina’s nascent mortgage market is also expected to boost sales.

From The Wall Street Journal

The combination brings together a mature and dominant company in SpaceX, with one that is in a nascent stage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Why, some staffers wondered, would the federal government outsource the writing of such critical standards to a nascent technology notorious for making mistakes?

From Salon

Tesla also has a nascent robotics business that excites investors.

From Barron's

nascent

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