point of departure
Where journeys begin
A point of departure is a starting place—originally for a journey, now more often for an argument, investigation, or creative work.
The phrase emphasizes that what follows may move far from where it began: She used classical mythology as a point of departure for her paintings.
His early research became the point of departure for decades of scholarship.
Act of starting
- inceptionFounding moment
- outsetInitial point of something
- genesisPoint of creation
- originStarting point or source
threshold · baseline · foundation · groundwork · launching pad · springboard · kickoff · initiation
Foundation for logical argument
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
basis · foundation · paradigm · principle · postulate · theory · viewpoint · perspective
commencement
Act of starting
origin · threshold · baseline · foundation · groundwork · launching pad · springboard · kickoff · initiation · inauguration
premise
Foundation for logical argument
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
assumption · basis · foundation · paradigm · principle · postulate · theory · viewpoint · perspective · standpoint
terminal
At the endpoint
embarkation · itinerary · journey · voyage · destination · passport · boarding · check-in · luggage · ticket
deviation
Departure from expected path
diversion · break · detour · tangent · pivot · shift · digression · variance · contrast · schism
- Alternate Historyalternate history, alternate timeline, alternate timelines, alternate reality, alternate world
- places of originhomeland, birthplace, motherland, fatherland, hometown
point of departuredestination
Intended arrival point
terminus · endpoint · journey's end · stopping point · goal
point of departureconclusion
End or deduction
endpoint · end result · outcome · logical conclusion · final position
point of departureconclusion
End or deduction
endpoint · culmination · final stage · endgame · wrap-up
point, points, pointed, pointing, pointer, pointers, pointy, pointless, pointedly