n. Function: adjective
1 marking a commencement or constituting a start FF1C; initial symptoms of the disease FF1E;
Synonyms: beginning, inceptive, incipient, initiative, initiatory, introductory, nascent
Related Words: basic, elementary, first, fundamental; embryonic, germinal; early, infant; antecedent; earliest, introductory, primary
Contrasted Words: closing; concluding, conclusive; terminal, terminative; last, ultimate
Antonyms: final
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Synonyms: FIRST 2, earliest, maiden, original, pioneer, primary, prime
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Synonyms: FIRST 1, foremost, headmost, inaugural, leading
Antonyms: final