Step 1
First thing done
Step 1 is the first action in a sequence of instructions or procedures.
It signals the beginning of a process: Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In recovery programs, particularly Alcoholics Anonymous, Step 1 refers specifically to admitting powerlessness over addiction—the foundational acknowledgment before the remaining eleven steps.
- beginningInitial stage of something
- firstPosition number one
- startTo set going
- getting startedBeginning an undertaking
- initiateTo set in motion
one · instruction · procedure · stair · threshold · ground floor · foundation · jumping off point · launch · commence · primer · intro · move · next move · action · phase · stage · guide
sequential position
Step 1final step
Ultimate action in sequence
conclusion · ending · final stage · finale · terminus
- first stepInitial action taken
- step upIncrease or advance
- step onPress down with foot
- baby stepsCautious incremental progress
- step by stepIn ordered stages
- step backCreate distance, literally/figuratively
step, steps, stepped, stepping, stepper, stepwise, footstep, footsteps, misstep