beginning
Where things start
Beginning is the point where something starts—the first part or earliest stage.
A story has a beginning, middle, and end.
From the beginning, I knew something was wrong.
Beginning also describes someone new to an activity: a beginning student, a beginning photographer.
The beginning of the end marks the start of inevitable decline.
Act of starting
- outsetInitial point of something
- onsetStarting point of something
- launchSet into motion
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
kickoff · debut · advent · opening · prelude · prologue · preamble · overture
Point of origin
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- genesisPoint of creation
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- cradleRocking bed for infants
seed · provenance · wellspring · fountainhead · starting point · ground zero · point of departure · epicenter
Opportunity to restart unburdened
- clean slateRecord wiped clear
- new chapterDistinct period starting now
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- thresholdPoint of beginning
doorway · opening · springboard · launchpad · new leaf · second chance · blank page · reset
Formal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- enthronementFormal investiture of sovereign
installation · induction · dedication · ribbon-cutting · groundbreaking · commencement · convocation · christening
Morning light's arrival
- daybreakMorning's first light
- auroraAtmospheric light display
- morningDay's early hours
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
cockcrow · sunup · glow · awakening · freshness · renewal · early · twilight
commencement
Act of starting
initiation · kickoff · debut · advent · opening · prelude · prologue · preamble · overture · introduction
source
Point of origin
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- genesisPoint of creation
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
cradle · seed · provenance · wellspring · fountainhead · starting point · ground zero · point of departure · epicenter · nucleus
fresh start
Opportunity to restart unburdened
- clean slateRecord wiped clear
- new chapterDistinct period starting now
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
threshold · doorway · opening · springboard · launchpad · new leaf · second chance · blank page · reset · venture
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
enthronement · installation · induction · dedication · ribbon-cutting · groundbreaking · commencement · convocation · christening · launch event
sunrise
Morning light's arrival
horizon · cockcrow · sunup · glow · awakening · freshness · renewal · early · twilight · break of day
Genesis
First biblical book
paradise · serpent · garden · waters · firmament · divine · chaos · void · primordial · cosmogony
newcomer
Recent arrival somewhere
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- traineeOne being instructed
neophyte · greenhorn · fledgling · novice · learner · initiate · tyro · newbie · freshman · first-timer
beginningend
Final portion or cessation
ending · conclusion · finish · close · termination
beginningending
Final portion of something
conclusion · finale · denouement · closing · epilogue
beginningadvanced
Far along in development
expert · mastery · experienced · proficient · sophisticated
- from the beginningSince the origin point
- new beginningChance to start again
- in the beginningAt the start
- beginning to endThe complete duration
- beginning of the endStart of final decline
- at the beginningAt the start