Synonyms for initial
- adjective
Most common
beginning preliminary nascent incipient original opening primary rudimentary
Definitions
- adj. 1
Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
The initial stages of a syndrome may differ vastly from the final symptoms.
Related words
- Word family
- initially initialism
- Phrases
- initial public offering initial setting time
- Is a kind of
- early
Example sentences
- beginning Will we be in time for the beginning of the party?
- preliminary A preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 20th.
- nascent The nascent VR industry is still having trouble breaking into the mainstream.
- incipient We believe we're seeing signs of incipient fascism.
- original You seem to have lost sight of original objective.
- opening I hereby declare the opening of the Olympic Games.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| initial | steady | |
| beginning | steady | |
| preliminary | falling | |
| nascent | rising | |
| incipient | falling | |
| original | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- first1, prime1
- 6 letters
- maiden2
- 7 letters
- primary3, opening3, nascent2
- 8 letters
- original4, primeval3
- 9 letters
- beginning3, primitive3, incipient4, inceptive
- 11 letters
- preliminary5, rudimentary5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (maiden2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- initial
- Español
- inicial
- Deutsch
- anfänglich