inchoative

adjective

Definition of inchoativenext
as in initial

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inchoative
  1. initial
  2. first
  3. formative
  4. inchoate
  5. original
  6. incipient
  7. nascent
  8. fundamental
Adjective
  • Did the summer tour exceed your initial expectations?
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
  • That was my fault, in not sticking with the initial, less manicured way of presenting the feelings in those songs.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of initial
Adjective
  • One of Minter’s core philosophies is communication, and that showed up multiple times in this win, including on Still’s first interception on the opening play of the second quarter.
    Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
  • While the trail James blazed was confined largely to the small screen, Josh's first acting gig, in Richard Donner's 1985 classic The Goonies, proved a harbinger of things to come.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of first
Adjective
  • But their formative years have also been shaped by major economic dislocations like the pandemic as well as the highest inflation in more than 40 years, heavy student debt, and a tight housing market that is accessible to fewer Americans.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2024
  • With all his influences on full display, Cloudy offers a rare peek into the formative years of one of R&B’s most interesting and most underrated singer-songwriters, now 27.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of formative
Adjective
  • In life, Nichols had been diminished to an abstraction, a target for the inchoate rage of men who were, at least nominally, part of his own community.
    Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Williams and his admirers were certainly right to point out the inchoate and woolly nature of much of the 'survival of the species' talk which was in the air in the mid-20th century.
    Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2011
Definition of inchoate
Adjective
  • The original goal when that CBA was written was for the WNBA to have multiple competitions, according to league sources.
    Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 3 Dec. 2024
  • During his tenure, the engine was converted to 2.3-liter Type 35T Grand Prix specification, with the original wire wheels replaced with a set of Bugatti’s flat-faced, magnesium-alloy rims.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of original
Adjective
  • The resulting defense industrial cooperation and incipient integration is likely to go well beyond what existed among the twentieth-century axis partners.
    Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Instead, his nativist agenda would spread divisive conflict and mainly serve to fortify his presidential powers and enhance his image as the leader of an incipient authoritarian project.
    Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of incipient
Adjective
  • The bottom line: Whoever wins on Tuesday, the companies that are building AI will probably continue to make the most consequential decisions about the nascent industry's future.
    Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Stills sat down with Variety to discuss the history of this new release, from CSN’s and CSNY’s most nascent days to the care with which the album was put together.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of nascent
Adjective
  • However, the fundamental question may arise: Why such an elaborate setup, when most event venues already have built-in fire alarm systems?
    Kyle Russell, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • These eruptions, while relatively small in scale, are shedding light on fundamental questions about Earth's inner workings.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of fundamental
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inchoative

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