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inception

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of inception

the point at which something begins

this seemed like a good program at its inception, but it isnʼt working out as planned

Synonyms of inception

alpha, baseline, beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, day one, genesis, get-go (also git-go), incipience, incipiency, kickoff, launch, morning, nascence, nascency, onset, outset, start, threshold

Words Related to inception

drawing board, first base, ground zero, square one

creation, founding, inauguration, initiation, institution, origination

cradle, fountain, fountainhead, germ, origin, root, seedbed, source, spring, well, wellspring

dawning, opening

advent, appearance, arrival, debut (also début), emergence

childhood, infancy, youth

Near Antonyms of inception

cessation, closing, closure, completion, finale, finish, period, stop, termination, windup

Antonyms of inception

close, conclusion, end, ending, omega

Synonym Discussion of inception

origin, source, inception, root mean the point at which something begins its course or existence. origin applies to the things or persons from which something is ultimately derived and often to the causes operating before the thing itself comes into being.

- an investigation into the origin of baseball

source applies more often to the point where something springs into being.

- the source of the Nile
- the source of recurrent trouble

inception stresses the beginning of something without implying causes.

- the business has been a success since its inception

root suggests a first, ultimate, or fundamental source often not easily discerned.

- the real root of the violence

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