starting point

NOUN

base

Synonyms

STRONGEST

camp center depot field garrison home port post settlement site station terminal

STRONG

dock hangar harbor strip

Antonyms

WEAK

annex branch top

NOUN

beginning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

birth creation dawn inauguration inception introduction onset opening outset 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 point of departure square one

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion death end ending finish

STRONG

close completion effect epilogue finale result termination

WEAK

consummation goal outcome

NOUN

commencement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convocation dawning graduation initiation kickoff onset outset

STRONG

admission alpha birth bow celebration countdown dawn genesis opener opening services start

WEAK

curtain-raiser proem tee off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion end ending finish

STRONG

death

WEAK

cessation completion stop

NOUN

hypothesis

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assumption axiom conclusion conjecture explanation guess inference interpretation premise proposition rationale supposition theorem thesis

STRONG

antecedent assignment attribution basis belief condition data deduction demonstration derivation foundation ground layout lemma philosophy plan position postulate presupposition principle proposal reason scheme speculation suggestion surmise system term

WEAK

apriority shot in the dark tentative law

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fact proof reality truth

WEAK

calcualtion measurement

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 point of departure square one

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 point of departure square one

Antonyms

STRONG

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

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 point of departure preface prelude presentation rise root rudiment source spring square one start takeoff threshold top

NOUN

origin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

birth genesis

STRONG

alpha commencement creation dawn dawning embarkation emergence entrance entry forging foundation inauguration ingress initiation introduction launch nativity opener origination outbreak outset rise start

WEAK

blast off day one early stage git go square one

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion end finish

STRONG

close completion death ending exit stop

WEAK

consequence destiny effect finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination

NOUN

origination

Synonyms

STRONG

beginning birth commencement conception creation dawn dawning discovery genesis innovation introduction launch source start

Antonyms

STRONG

completion conclusion death end ending finish result stop

NOUN

root

Synonyms

STRONGEST

essence foundation heart origin seed soul source stem stuff

STRONG

basis bedrock beginnings bottom cause center crux derivation essentiality footing fountain fountainhead fundamental germ ground groundwork inception infrastructure mainspring marrow motive nub nucleus occasion pith provenance provenience quick quintessence radicle radix reason rhizome seat substance substratum tuber underpinning well

WEAK

rock bottom

Antonyms

STRONGEST

effect end result

STRONG

conclusion consequence exterior exteriority extra outgrowth outside trivia

WEAK

derivation derivative sprout

NOUN

source

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority cause expert origin

STRONG

antecedent author authorship begetter birthplace commencement connection dawn dawning derivation determinant father fount fountain fountainhead inception informant maternity mother onset opening origination originator parent paternity provenance provenience rise rising root specialist spring start wellspring

WEAK

horse's mouth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

consequence effect end outcome outgrowth result

STRONG

completion conclusion ending finish stop

NOUN

threshold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brink verge

STRONG

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

WEAK

point of departure

Antonyms

STRONGEST

middle

STRONG

completion conclusion death disadvantage end ending finish

Example Sentences

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"This is just a starting point," says Cao.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

She has been coming off of the bench to back up starting point guard Julie Allemand, who the Tempo took from the Sparks in the expansion draft.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Tournament officials said Higgo was "not within the area defined as the starting point at his starting time".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Annie Duke: The starting point is what I call the base rate.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Alpharetta employers say that the $250,000 starting point for a detached, single-family house freezes out their secretaries and technicians, janitors and truck drivers, cashiers and data clerks.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

starting point

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