Definitions

point of departure

NOUN

beginning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

birth creation dawn inauguration inception introduction onset opening outset starting point top

STRONG

alpha basis blastoff commencement dawning genesis induction infancy initiation installation kickoff opener origin origination preface prelude presentation rise root rudiment source spring takeoff threshold

WEAK

day one square one

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion death end ending finish

STRONG

close completion effect epilogue finale result termination

WEAK

consummation goal outcome

NOUN

incipience

Synonyms

STRONG

alpha basis birth blastoff commencement creation dawn dawning genesis inauguration inception incipiency induction infancy initiation installation introduction kickoff launch onset opener opening origin origination outset preface prelude presentation rise root rudiment source spring start takeoff threshold top

WEAK

day one leadoff square one starting point

Antonyms

STRONG

close completion conclusion death effect end ending epilogue finale finish result stop termination

NOUN

incipiency

Synonyms

STRONG

alpha basis birth blastoff commencement creation dawn dawning genesis inauguration inception incipience induction infancy initiation installation introduction kickoff launch onset opener opening origin origination outset preface prelude presentation rise root rudiment source spring start takeoff threshold top

WEAK

day one leadoff square one starting point

Antonyms

STRONG

close completion conclusion death effect end ending epilogue finale finish result stop termination

NOUN

issue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affair argument concern controversy matter point problem question subject topic

STRONG

contention puzzle

WEAK

matter of contention

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreement harmony

WEAK

cause origin parent source

NOUN

leadoff

Synonyms

WEAK

alpha basis birth blastoff commencement creation dawn dawning day one genesis inauguration inception incipience incipiency induction infancy initiation installation introduction kickoff launch onset opener opening origin origination outset preface prelude presentation rise root rudiment source spring square one start starting point takeoff threshold top

NOUN

threshold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brink verge

STRONG

dawn door doorstep doorway edge entrance gate inception origin outset point sill start vestibule

WEAK

starting point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

middle

STRONG

completion conclusion death disadvantage end ending finish

Example Sentences

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One final point of departure for Papic: he disagrees vehemently with the notion that the intervention in Venezuela is bearish for oil prices.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

The data will be collected at the point of departure - either at an airport, port or train station - where there will be dedicated booths for scanning fingerprints and taking a photo.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

Let’s finally acknowledge how much we don’t know, and from that new point of departure, do everything we can to save our home.

From Salon • May 1, 2025

Long seen as a point of departure, Anacortes nails the working wharf vibe for all to discover, with no ferry lines required.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

He picked his way with surprising care, surprising in anyone who before had used the ground mainly as a point of departure, as the given element in a suspended world of leaps in space.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

point of departure

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