DAY ONES Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

day ones

noun

plural of day one

as in beginnings

the point at which something begins since day one of this project, we've always insisted that we would create the best product possible without any consideration of cost

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Recent Examples of day ones Or their hearts may convince them to close off with their day ones. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 1 July 2026 Jalen Brunson and wife Ali Marks are each other’s day ones. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 June 2026

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Noun

Great things grow from humble beginnings, which is how Goldburger went from a pop-up in 2018 to an LA staple with multiple locations in just a few years.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
In non-linear lyric forms, the following collections braid love’s ruthless endings with its tenderest beginnings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of beginnings

Noun

Instant help is at hand for clubs that have made slow starts or didn't get all their business done in the transfer market.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
The Democratic candidate for a Fort Worth state House seat is dipping out of the race less than a month before voting starts.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of starts

Noun

In the past few years, Underwood has come to realize that a bunch of barking alphas may not, in fact, be the best way to build a successful pack.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
As a ballplayer, Kent was as irascible as Bonds; the two alphas reportedly brawled behind clubhouse doors, and famously clashed in the dugout during a 2002 game, when Bonds lunged for Kent’s throat and pushed him against the wall.

— Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025

Definition of alphas

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Packaged dessert launches, including protein mousses, cheesecake cups and frozen bark, that lead with cottage cheese on the front of the label.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026
Starship has carried small batches of V3 Starlinks on previous launches, but those missions’ suborbital trajectories meant the satellites burned up in Earth’s atmosphere rather than remaining in orbit.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of launches

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Experts said the second earthquake began before the first had even ended, with the two onsets separated by just 39 seconds.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Anxiety disorders can persist into adulthood, particularly those disorders with early onsets and those that are left untreated.

— Elana Bernstein, The Conversation, 13 May 2022

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