debut
Initial public showing
A debut is a first public appearance or performance—an actor's debut on Broadway, a singer's debut album, an athlete's professional debut.
The word extends to any notable first: the debut of a new product line.
As a verb, to debut is to make such an appearance: The show debuts next week.
The stress falls on the second syllable.
Sudden important advance
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- talentInborn aptitude
discovery · sensation · star · rising star · ingenue · audition · casting · agent
Set into motion
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- revealMake something visible
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
rollout · first edition · premiere · album · single · record · film · novel
First staged performance
- red carpetCeremonial welcome flooring
- galaFestive formal occasion
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- ovationExtended audience applause
marquee · showtime · dress rehearsal · standing ovation · box office · playbill · headliner · theatergoers
Position number one
kickoff · start · genesis · commencement · dawn · birth · advent · entrance
Public declaration of identity
- cotillionFormal society dance event
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- societyOrganized communal human existence
finishing school · escort · curtsy · season · elite · formal · gown · dance card
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
talent · discovery · sensation · star · rising star · ingenue · audition · casting · agent · contract
launch
Set into motion
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- revealMake something visible
introduction · rollout · first edition · premiere · album · single · record · film · novel · trailer
opening night
First staged performance
- red carpetCeremonial welcome flooring
- galaFestive formal occasion
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
ovation · marquee · showtime · dress rehearsal · standing ovation · box office · playbill · headliner · theatergoers · first night
first
Position number one
opening · kickoff · start · genesis · commencement · dawn · birth · advent · entrance · arrival
coming-out
Public declaration of identity
- cotillionFormal society dance event
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- presentationFormal display to viewers
society · finishing school · escort · curtsy · season · elite · formal · gown · dance card · introduction
- eventsevent, events, party, parties, wedding
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV shows, TV series
- actingacting, act, performing, playacting, actor
- French Loanwordsa la carte, ballet, a la mode, au revoir, bon appetit
- show businessactors, actresses, directors, producers, entertainers
- Auto Showconcept car, prototype, world premiere, booth, exhibit
debutfinale
Concluding part of performance
swan song · farewell performance · farewell · retirement · last performance
debutveteran
Experienced former soldier
established · seasoned · experienced · old hand · routine
debutretirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
departure · exit · farewell · withdrawal · bow out
- debut albumArtist's premiere full-length recording
- TV debutFirst televised appearance
- debutante ballFormal introduction to society
- film debutInitial cinematic appearance
- debut novelAuthor's inaugural long fiction
- stage debutInitial theatrical appearance