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to begin with

Definition for to begin with

adverb as in first

Strongest matches

initially, originally

Weak matches

ahead, at the outset, before all else, beforehand, in the first place, to start with

adverb as in for openers

Weak matches

first off, for starters

adverb as in originally

Strongest matches

basically, formerly

Strong match

Weak matches

at first, at the outset, at the start, by birth, by origin, first, in the beginning, in the first place, incipiently, primarily

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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