Thesaurus:beginning

Thesaurus

beginning

English

Noun

Sense: that which begins or originates something

Synonyms

• beginning
• birth
• font
• fount
• inauguration
• commencement
• initiation
• launch
• source
• spring    [⇒ thesaurus]
• springtime
• start
• onset
• origin
• origination
• youth

Antonyms

• completion    [⇒ thesaurus]
• end    [⇒ thesaurus]
• finish    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• premiere

See also

• Thesaurus:cause

Further reading

• “66. beginning” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “beginning” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.