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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of drawing boards

  • as in first bases
  • as in first bases
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drawing boards

noun

Definition of drawing boardsnext
plural of drawing board
as in first bases

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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“Drawing boards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20boards. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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