Thesaurus:initial

Thesaurus:initial

THESAURUS

initial

English

Synonyms

• beginning    [WS]

• commencing

• earliest

• first

• incipient

• initial

• maiden (figurative)

• nascent

• opening

• original

• primary

• prime

• primeval

• primordial

• starting

Antonyms

• eternal    [WS]

• final    [WS]

Hyponyms

• emergent    [WS]

•   —

• elementary

• inchoate

• immature

• unripe

•   —

• aboriginal

• primeval

•   —

• introductory

• prefatory

• preliminary

• premisory

• preparatory

• prolusory

Hypernyms

• early    [WS]

See also

• Thesaurus:beginning (noun)
• Thesaurus:former
• Thesaurus:natal (adjective; relating to birth)

Further reading

• “66. beginning” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “initial” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.