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Synonyms for beginning
Synonyms for beginning: first, start and source. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 3 synonyms for beginning
Interchangeable with beginning, one per sense
Audited under beginning's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one beginning carries in that sense.
- firstadjective, in the sense "serving to begin"
- startnoun, in the sense "the act of starting something"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name beginning as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- sourcesource is a noun in the sense "the place where something begins, where it springs into being"
The first group is filed under beginning's own senses. The second reaches beginning from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside it is that word's.
serving to begin
The beginning canto of the poem.
beginning in 2 more sentences, same sense
- She read only the beginning stanza before setting the book aside for the night.
- The beginning chapter introduces the two families who will feud for the rest of the novel.
How it behaves: In this sense the word sits before a noun naming a segment of a larger sequence, such as a canto, stanza, or chapter, and rarely stands alone as a predicate.
The true synonym
first
Same sentence, swapped: The first canto of the poem.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where beginning stands in the sentence above.
- pregnant
- stock
- radical
Opposites, in this sense
last and final reverse beginning as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of beginning takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- last
- final
the act of starting something
He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations.
beginning in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The manager marked the beginning of the project with a short meeting for the whole team.
- She wrote of the beginning of her recovery in the very first line of the letter.
How it behaves: As a noun in this sense, beginning typically appears after 'the' and is followed by an 'of' phrase specifying what is being initiated, mostly in formal or narrative registers.
The true synonym
start
Same sentence, swapped: He was responsible for the start of negotiations.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for beginning in the sentence quoted.
- source
- cooking
- transfer
Opposites, in this sense
end, conclusion and finish reverse beginning as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of beginning takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- end
- conclusion
- finish
Where beginning turns up in the game
beginning is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in six other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 6 puzzles where beginning is the trap
- accidentnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is stroke, in the sense "anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause", and beginning is one of the three tiles that lose.
- finishnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is ending, in the sense "event whose occurrence ends something", and beginning is on the board beside it.
- spotnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is place, in the sense "a point located with respect to surface features of some region", so beginning is there to be ruled out.
- startnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is jump, in the sense "a sudden involuntary movement", with beginning sitting one tile away.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because actions is the company beginning keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. beginning carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.