DICTOMETER

BEGINNINGS

(beginning, comienzo, inicio, principio, begynnelse)

1. Synonyms:
   • Beginning
   Definitions:
   • the event consisting of the start of something
   Examples:
   • The beginning of the war
   Antonyms:
   ending, conclusion, finish
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Beginning
   • Commencement
   • First
   • Outset
   • Get-go
   • Start
   • Kickoff
   • Starting time
   • Showtime
   • Offset
   Definitions:
   • the time at which something is supposed to begin
   Examples:
   • They got an early start
   • She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
   Antonyms:
   middle Antonym of end (Sense 2)Antonyms:
   end, ending
   
   
   
   • Synonyms:
     • Beginning
     Definitions:
     • the first part or section of something
     Examples:
     • `It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story
     Antonyms:
     middle Antonym of end (Sense 5)Antonyms:
     end
     
     
     
     • Synonyms:
       • Beginning
       • Origin
       • Root
       • Rootage
       • Source
       Definitions:
       • the place where something begins, where it springs into being
       Examples:
       • 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
       
       
     • Synonyms:
       • Beginning
       • Start
       • Commencement
       Definitions:
       • the act of starting something
       Examples:
       • He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations