first appearance
Inaugural public presentation
First appearance is the initial presentation of someone or something before an audience or in a particular context.
An actor makes a first appearance on Broadway; a character's first appearance in a novel establishes their presence in the story.
In legal contexts, a first appearance is a defendant's initial court hearing after arrest, where charges are read and bail may be set.
- opening nightFirst staged performance
- premiereFirst public performance
- grand entranceOstentatious way to appear
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- emergenceComing into existence
unveiling · greenhorn · fresh face · genesis · day one · curtain raiser · inaugural · coming out · coming of age · big break · birth · commencement · rookie · maiden voyage · breakout · bow · start · inception
- debutsdebut, debut performance, premiere, launch, unveiling
- court proceedingstrial, arraignment, verdict, hearing, testimony
- court termscourt, courts, judge, judges, trial
- criminal courtcriminal court, judge, jury, trial, verdict
- pretrialarraignment, bail hearing, bond hearing, booking, grand jury
- lower courtsmagistrates court, district court, district courts, municipal court, municipal courts
first appearancereturn visit
Subsequent trip somewhere familiar
comeback · reappearance · encore · reunion · revival
first appearanceswan song
Final work or performance
final bow · farewell performance · curtain call · retirement · last hurrah
first, appear, disappear, apparent, appearance, disappeared, appeared, appearing, apparition