Synonyms of debut

debut 1 of 2

noun

variants also début

as in premiere

the first time an actor, musician, athlete, etc., does something in public or for the public

He made his singing debut at a very young age.

She is making her television debut in the new sitcom.

Related Words

• premiere
• appearance
• arrival
• beginning
• start
• emergence
• launch
• advent
• commencement
• inception
• outset
• genesis
• onset
• kickoff
• baseline
• birth
• opening
• dawn
• alpha
• morning
• threshold
• day one
• nascence
• nascency
• incipience
• get-go
• first base
• inauguration
• initiation
• drawing board
• dawning
• incipiency
• founding
• ground zero
• spring
• creation
• institution
• origination
• well
• square one
• origin
• germ
• fountain
• source
• cradle
• root
• seedbed
• fountainhead
• wellspring

Dissimilar Words

• period
• completion
• finish
• closing
• termination
• closure
• stop
• cessation
• finale
• end
• conclusion
• close
• windup
• ending
• omega

debut

2 of 2

verb

as in to arrive

Related Words

• arrive
• come
• dawn
• rise
• emerge
• break out
• issue
• blossom
• shoot (up)
• surface
• bulk
• arise
• happen
• erupt
• spring (up)
• occur
• bob (up)
• crop (up)
• loom
• show
• reappear
• break
• appear
• outcrop
• show up
• come out
• resurface
• turn up
• materialize
• unfold
• rematerialize

Dissimilar Words

• disappear
• fade
• melt (away)
• vanish
• evaporate
• clear
• dissolve
• go (away)
• leave
• retire
• withdraw
• depart
• evanesce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of debut

Noun

The documentary will make its streaming debut on HBO Max, which is owned by Ellison’s son, David. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Cheerleaders from both teams joined flag football clinics encouraging women and young people to try the sport ahead of its LA28 Olympic debut. — Raymond Braun, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Verb

This summer, Estate Yountville will debut Clementine, a culinary experience led by Executive Chef Rebecca Weitzman of Flora Farms fame. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

The all-singing, all-dancing comedy drama will also debut in China on Tencent Kids, Youku Kids and BesTV (dates still to be confirmed). — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026