Synonyms of square one

square one

noun

as in day one

Related Words

• day one
• drawing board
• ground zero
• beginning
• first base
• start
• baseline
• genesis
• outset
• commencement
• inception
• alpha
• threshold
• onset
• morning
• initiation
• launch
• dawn
• inauguration
• birth
• founding
• creation
• germ
• spring
• kickoff
• institution
• incipiency
• source
• fountain
• incipience
• nascence
• nascency
• get-go
• well
• origination
• origin
• cradle
• arrival
• emergence
• opening
• root
• advent
• childhood
• debut
• fountainhead
• appearance
• wellspring
• dawning
• infancy
• seedbed
• youth

Dissimilar Words

• end
• conclusion
• close
• ending
• period
• completion
• closing
• closure
• finish
• termination
• stop
• omega
• cessation
• finale
• windup

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of square one

Thousands of lives were lost to arrive back to square one. — Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 15 June 2026

The White House offered a list of concessions, but not the more ambitious ones Democrats sought, and Republicans found themselves back at square one. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 5 June 2026

And that’s a hopeful timeline, given the hurdles of demining, returning confidence to captains and insurers, and bringing in a legion of empty tankers to stock up — and the risk that one errant drone could reset the whole process to square one. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 2 June 2026

When space is particularly limited, a circular fire pit can help fit more seating than a square one. — Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026