nascent

adjective

ˈna-sᵊnt How to pronounce nascent (audio)
Definition of nascentnext
as in initial
beginning to come into existence one of the leading figures in the nascent civil-rights movement

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Recent Examples of nascent Flanagan turned all that into a cult of women with supernatural gifts, led by Adelaide (Kate Siegel), who sense Carrie’s nascent power and track her down. — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 JPMorgan making billions of dollars of direct investments in nascent companies is a departure from its usual role as a lender and advisor. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 Combining established research on what makes babies happy with the results of infant focus groups, the catchy melody, walking bassline and playful lyrics are almost hypnotic, stopping nascent meltdowns in their tracks. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 No hurricanes have yet been recorded there this season, thanks largely to fiercer upper-level winds tearing apart nascent storms. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nascent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascent
  1. initial
  2. first
  3. incipient
  4. budding
  5. inchoate
  6. elementary
  7. original
Adjective
  • Sguros was listed as the informant on West’s death certificate, the affidavit said, and several months after the initial death investigation, Sguros was legally authorized to release West’s remains to a cremation service business.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The initial demonstration establishes a technical milestone, but further testing and evaluation will determine its broader utility.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of initial
Adjective
  • Rodney Rice had 15 points and nine assists in his first game since a season-ending shoulder injury last year, and KJ Lewis added 10 points.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The first is solid-state chlorination, which is being developed by project partner TU Bergakademie Freiberg.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of first
Adjective
  • The Democrats have learned no lessons from the success of an incipient dictator.
    — George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The incipient differences increased after the Civil War intensified hostilities and cultural differences between the North and South.
    — Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of incipient
Adjective
  • Within weeks of the CEO change, however, the budding bromance was officially dead.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Following the characters’ daily lives as tweens, the series shows us a much more vulnerable Angelica (Cheryl Chase), and a not-so-bald Tommy’s (Elizabeth Daily) imagination evolving into a budding filmmaking career.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
Definition of budding
Adjective
  • Morrison, in her thrall, put aside his skiing career and his inchoate dreams of Everest, and instead, with his characteristic intensity, tried his hand at home construction.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • When she, like many other comely Vanderpump employees, entangled in each other’s lives and shifts, was asked to be on Vanderpump Rules, Ajir was hesitant about its potential impact on Madix’s inchoate acting career.
    — Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of inchoate
Adjective
  • For instance, in 1970 the mathematician John Conway introduced the Game of Life, where an elementary set of rules governing the movement of pixels on a screen leads to remarkably rich ecosystems.
    — Noah Giansiracusa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Research from a Texas Christian University professor shows elementary students who get an hour of outdoor play daily perform better in the classroom.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of elementary
Adjective
  • Don’t miss the 153-year-old Point Arena Lighthouse, where a climb up the 115-foot tower yields birds-eye views and the Signal Museum houses the original Fresnel lens.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Not every case deserves that kind of last-minute intervention, but in Duckett’s case nearly every shred of evidence presented at his original trial has been disproven or debunked.
    — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of original

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“Nascent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nascent. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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