beginning

beginning

adjective

Definition of BEGINNING

1

coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows <the beginning part of the book is a portrait of Europe on the eve of the World War I>

Synonyms beginning, introductory, precursory, prefatory, prelim, prelusive, preparative, preparatory, primary

Related Words introducing, prefacing, preparing, readying; premonitory, warning; basic, elementary, fundamental; ahead, early, former, preceding, previous, prior

Near Antonyms after, behind, following, subsequent

2

of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject <a course in beginning geology for nonscience majors>

Synonyms abecedarian, basal, basic, beginning, elemental, essential, fundamental, introductory, meat-and-potatoes, rudimental, rudimentary, underlying

Related Words primal, primary, prime, simple; crude, primeval, primitive, primordial, rude, uncomplicated; preliminary, preparatory; crucial, important, key

Near Antonyms complex, sophisticated; complicated, convoluted, detailed, elaborate, extensive, intricate; developed, evolved, high, higher, refined

Antonyms advanced