INITIALLY Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

initially

adverb

i-ˈni-sh(ə-)lē

Definition of initially next

as in originally

in the beginning we initially intended to rebuild our hurricane-damaged home from the ground up

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Recent Examples of initially Authorities initially assumed the two remains were related because they were found within a day of each other. —

Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 15 June 2026 Roku founder Anthony Wood had initially worked within Netflix in the early 2000s as that company attempted to make the seismic shift from renting DVDs, to streaming. —

Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 15 June 2026 The comedian was initially a single mother to Parker, but Carpenter later became his legal parent, too. —

Anna Myers, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 The venue, located in Baltimore's Federal Hill nightlife district, was initially scheduled to close at the end of June after its final shows. —

Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for initially

Recent Examples of Synonyms for initially

originally

Adverb

The World Tequila Awards are an annual competition originally launched in 2019 by the World Drinks Awards.

— Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Netherlands fan Naut Bulten, who is originally from the Netherlands, has experienced American football venues before.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2026