BEGINNING

n. 1 start, commencement, outset, onset, inception, dawn, dawning, birth, genesis, origin, creation, day one; origination, source, well-spring There are several competing theories about the beginning of life on earth The beginning of the idea can be traced to Galileo. 2 opening, start, inception, commencement I have plenty of energy at the beginning of the day The book is good at the beginning, but then it gets boring.