starting point
NOUN
base
Synonyms
Antonyms
NOUN
beginning
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
NOUN
commencement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms
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
Antonyms
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
Antonyms
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
Antonyms
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
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
NOUN
origination
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
NOUN
root
Synonyms
STRONGEST
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
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
NOUN
source
Synonyms
STRONGEST
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
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
NOUN
threshold
Synonyms
Antonyms
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