Beginning (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- Instalment
- Organisation
- Point Of Departure
- Recommencement
- Initiative
- Establishment
- Startup
- Debut
- Launching
- Unveiling
- Foundation
- Installment
- Entry
- Tone-beginning
- Groundbreaking Ceremony
- Innovation
- Opening
- Creation
- Opening Move
- Scrummage
- Formation
- Institution
- First Appearance
- Instauration
- Founding
- Origination
- Introduction
- Installing
- Jumping-off Point
- Organization
Related Words
Meaning 2
The event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The fireworks marked the beginning of the New Year's celebration.
- She couldn't pinpoint the exact beginning of her fascination with astronomy.
- The company's humble beginning was in a small garage where the founders built their first product.
- The ancient myth attempted to explain the beginning of the world and the creation of humans.
- The birth of her first child marked a new beginning for the young mother.
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Related Words
Meaning 3
The first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Related Words
Meaning 4
The time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Meaning 5
The place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.