Synonyms for inchoate
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Incipient — recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature
incipient, nascent, rudimentary, elementary, immature, embryonic, beginning
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
- adj. 2
Chaotic, disordered, confused; also, incoherent, rambling.
Related words
- Word family
- inchoately inchoative
Example sentences
- immature He was so immature, he couldn't resist the temptation.
- rudimentary She has a rudimentary grasp of the Berber language.
- nascent The nascent VR industry is still having trouble breaking into the mainstream.
- incipient We believe we're seeing signs of incipient fascism.
- amorphous He saw an amorphous figure in baggy clothing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inchoate | steady | |
| immature | falling | |
| rudimentary | steady | |
| nascent | rising | |
| incipient | falling | |
| amorphous | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- chaotic3, nascent2
- 8 letters
- confused2, immature3
- 9 letters
- beginning3, embryonic4, amorphous3, incipient4
- 10 letters
- elementary4
- 11 letters
- rudimentary5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chaotic3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inchoatif