Synonyms of beginnings

beginnings

noun

plural of beginning

as in starts

the point at which something begins

the actual beginning of the universe is still under debate, with some scientists continuing to uphold the big bang theory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• starts
• inceptions
• commencements
• onsets
• alphas
• launches
• geneses
• dawns
• outsets
• origins
• baselines
• infancies
• births
• thresholds
• day ones
• incipiencies
• mornings
• nascencies
• incipiences
• originations
• kickoffs
• nascences
• initiations
• inaugurations
• get-goes
• first bases
• ground zeros
• drawing boards
• emergences
• arrivals
• square ones
• roots
• openings
• institutions
• childhoods
• creations
• germs
• springs
• sources
• cradles
• wellsprings
• advents
• wells
• fountains
• debuts
• fountainheads
• seedbeds
• appearances
• youths

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• endings
• ends
• conclusions
• periods
• closes
• terminations
• finishes
• closures
• closings
• stops
• completions
• omegas
• cessations
• finales
• windups

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beginnings

The museum will also look back at NBC milestones ranging from the network’s beginnings in radio to color television and the development of the modern late-night talk show. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Many other companies have similar, unlikely stories of their beginnings. — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Parton had humble beginnings, growing up in a one-bedroom log cabin with 11 siblings in the foothills of Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026

Everton’s departure from gorgeous, ramshackle Goodison Park — their home since 1892 — was another signal of new beginnings. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Both come from humble beginnings and achieved great personal and financial success over the years. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Her life right now is big on both reflection and new beginnings. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026

One thing that has remained constant since True Religion’s Y2K beginnings has been celebrity fans. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Since its humble beginnings, Heytea has expanded and opened more than 4,000 locations across the world. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026