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nascency

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Synonyms & Antonyms of nascency

the point at which something begins

the Internet was still in its nascency when she created her first website

Synonyms for nascency

alpha,
baseline,
beginning,
birth,
commencement,
dawn,
day one,
genesis,
get-go
(also git-go),
inception,
incipience,
incipiency,
kickoff,
launch,
morning,
nascence,
onset,
outset,
start,
threshold

Words Related to nascency

drawing board,
first base,
ground zero,
square one

creation,
founding,
inauguration,
initiation,
institution,
origination

cradle,
fountain,
fountainhead,
germ,
origin,
root,
seedbed,
source,
spring,
well,
wellspring

dawning,
opening

advent,
appearance,
arrival,
debut
(also début),
emergence

childhood,
infancy,
youth

Near Antonyms for nascency

cessation,
closing,
closure,
completion,
finale,
finish,
period,
stop,
termination,
windup

Antonyms for nascency

close,
conclusion,
end,
ending,
omega

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Thesaurus Entries Near nascency

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nascency

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