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 While Nvidia makes the specialized processors used, initially, for computer graphics and now for AI, Supermicro builds server racks and cooling systems that incorporate the chips. —

Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026 The four new members will be initially appointed by the governor. —

ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026 Radiologists initially evaluated each patient using standard imaging methods, such as ultrasound and mammography. —

Quing Zhu, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026 Meadow initially hesitated to have an in-person doctor's visit, but ultimately made an appointment. —

Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for initially

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originally

Adverb

New Orleans East, originally established in the nineteen-sixties as a mostly white bedroom community sprawling toward the Mississippi border, eventually became a predominantly Black area.

— Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The $33 million expected annually for city homeless programs will be a boon, but may serve as funding backfill rather than additional money as originally intended.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026