incipient
In early stages
Incipient describes something in its earliest stage of development—just beginning to appear or emerge: incipient signs of disease, an incipient rebellion.
The word suggests something not yet fully formed but detectable, often with an implication that it may grow: There was an incipient romance between them.
Point of creation
- commencementAct of starting
- outsetInitial point of something
- onsetStarting point of something
- dawnDay's first glow
origin · threshold · advent · nascent · embryonic · infancy · inauguration · initiation
Developing from an outgrowth
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- germinatingStarting to grow
- fledglingInexperienced newcomer
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
seedling · young · green · tender · fresh · immature · unripe · juvenile
First light emerging
- surfacingComing to the surface
- arisingComing into being
- appearingBecoming visible or present
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
manifesting · budding · developing · forming · brewing · stirring · looming · imminent
Inactive but capable
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- unrealizedNot made actual
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- germinalRelating to earliest development
inchoate · seed · underlying · hidden · unapparent · concealed · quiescent · smoldering
Preceding full disease onset
- subclinicalBelow symptom detection level
- asymptomaticDiseased without outward signs
- pre-symptomaticInfected, not yet ill
- developingBecoming more advanced
genesis
Point of creation
- commencementAct of starting
- outsetInitial point of something
- onsetStarting point of something
dawn · origin · threshold · advent · nascent · embryonic · infancy · inauguration · initiation · preliminary
budding
Developing from an outgrowth
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- germinatingStarting to grow
- fledglingInexperienced newcomer
embryonic · seedling · young · green · tender · fresh · immature · unripe · juvenile · infant
dawning
First light emerging
unfolding · manifesting · budding · developing · forming · brewing · stirring · looming · imminent · forthcoming
dormant
Inactive but capable
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- unrealizedNot made actual
- undevelopedNot fully formed
germinal · inchoate · seed · underlying · hidden · unapparent · concealed · quiescent · smoldering · simmering
prodromal
Preceding full disease onset
- subclinicalBelow symptom detection level
- asymptomaticDiseased without outward signs
- pre-symptomaticInfected, not yet ill
incipientfull-blown
Completely developed or realized
mature · advanced · full-fledged · terminal · late-stage
incipientfull-blown
Completely developed or realized
overt · manifest · established · entrenched · complete