INCIPIENCY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

incipiency

noun

in-ˈsi-pē-ən(t)-sē

Definition of incipiency

as in beginning

the point at which something begins from its incipiency the city's monthlong festival of the performing arts has been a great success

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Recent Examples of incipiency The incipiency of our polarization was evident during the Watergate years. — Jane Greenway Carr, CNN, 12 June 2022

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Noun

Many of England’s players only arrived at their club’s pre-season camps at the beginning of August, three weeks after many sides saw the bulk of their squads return.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Jurors were shown a photo of a green body bag at the beginning of her questioning, followed by a grisly photo of his body.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of beginning

Noun

In May, college graduates entering a workforce where the technology is the primary reason for job cuts met commencement speakers hailing the AI revolution—including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt at the University of Arizona—with boos.

— Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
College students booed mentions of AI during commencement ceremonies this spring.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of commencement

Noun

The Valkyries took off in the second quarter after another slow start, ending the first half on an 11-0 run on the way to a 44-28 lead at the break.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Nolan McLean recovered from a shaky start to last six effective innings as the last-place Mets (57-69) won for the 10th time in 13 games since selling big at the trade deadline.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of start

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And while early-onset Alzheimer’s is rare, that doesn’t mean women should ignore changes that genuinely concern them.

— Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 19 Aug. 2026
Chronic absenteeism – referring to students who miss 10% or more days of the school year – has become one of the most urgent problems across American schools since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

— Jerome A. Graham, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of onset

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Warming temperatures are also expanding the range of ticks and mosquitoes that carry diseases like West Nile virus, Lyme disease, dengue, chikungunya, alpha-gal syndrome, and others.

— Lorraine Boissoneault, STAT, 12 Aug. 2026
Earlier this year, astronomers with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) created a different kind of 3D map using faint Lyman-alpha emission from hydrogen between galaxies.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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