| Main Entry: | commencement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ceremony marking the beginning of stage |
Synonyms: |
admission, alpha, birth, bow, celebration, convocation, countdown, curtain-raiser, dawn, dawning, genesis, graduation, initiation, kickoff, onset, opener, opening, outset, proem, services, start, starting point, tee off |
Antonyms: |
cessation, completion, end, ending, finish, stop |
| Main Entry: | beginning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | start of an event or action |
Synonyms: |
alpha, basis, birth, blastoff, commencement, creation, dawn, dawning, day one, genesis, inauguration, inception, induction, infancy, initiation, installation, introduction, kickoff, onset, opener, opening, origin, origination, outset, point of departure, preface, prelude, presentation, rise, root, rudiment, source, spring, square one, starting point, takeoff, threshold, top |
Antonyms: |
completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, finish, goal, termination |
| Main Entry: | birth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginning |
Synonyms: |
commencement, dawn, dawning, emergence, fountainhead, genesis, onset, opening, origin, outset, rise, source, start |
Antonyms: |
conclusion, death, end, ending, finish |
| Main Entry: | dawn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a beginning |
Synonyms: |
advent, alpha, birth, commencement, dawning, emergence, foundation, genesis, head, inception, onset, opening, origin, outset, outstart, rise, source, start, unfolding |
Antonyms: |
conclusion, end, ending, finish |
| Main Entry: | entrance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coming into a place; introduction |
Synonyms: |
access, accession, adit, admission, admittance, appearance, approach, arrival, baptism, beginning, commencement, debut, enlistment, enrollment, entry, entrée, immigration, import, importation, inception, incoming, ingoing, ingress, ingression, initiation, invasion, outset, passage, penetration, progress, start, trespass |
Antonyms: |
conclusion, departure, exit, leave |
| Main Entry: | genesis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginning, creation |
Synonyms: |
alpha, birth, commencement, dawn, dawning, engendering, formation, generation, inception, opening, origin, outset, propagation, provenance, provenience, root, source, start |
Antonyms: |
conclusion, end, finale, finish |
| Main Entry: | head |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | front, beginning |
Synonyms: |
commencement, first place, fore, forefront, fountainhead, origin, rise, source, start, van, vanguard |
Antonyms: |
conclusion, end, ending, finish |
| Main Entry: | inauguration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | installation of newcomers |
Synonyms: |
commencement, inaugural, induction, initiation, institution, investiture, launch, launching, opening, setting up |
| Notes: | the presidential induction ceremony is the inauguration; the speech made is the inaugural address or inaugural |
Antonyms: |
adjournment, close, end, finish |
| Main Entry: | inception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginning |
Synonyms: |
birth, commencement, dawn, derivation, fountain, inauguration, initiation, kickoff, origin, outset, provenance, provenience, rise, root, source, start, well, wellspring |
Antonyms: |
conclusion, end, ending, finish |
| Main Entry: | initiation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | start, introduction |
Synonyms: |
admission, baptism, beginning, commencement, debut, enrollment, entrance, inaugural, inauguration, inception, indoctrination, induction, installation, instatement, investiture, preliminaries |
Antonyms: |
close, conclusion, end, ending, finish, termination |