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incipient

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of incipient

beginning to come into existence

I have an incipient dislike of that guy, and I only met him this morning.

Synonyms of incipient

aborning, budding, inceptive, inchoate, nascent

Words Related to incipient

first, formative, inaugural, initial, original

elementary, embryonic, fundamental, rudimentary

formless, incoherent

introductory, preliminary, preparatory

crude, primitive, rude

Near Antonyms of incipient

advanced, developed, evolved, high, higher, improved, refined

Antonyms of incipient

adult, full-blown, full-fledged, mature, ripe, ripened

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