| Main Entry: | inaugural |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | initiation |
Synonyms: |
admission, baptism, beginning, commencement, debut, enrollment, entrance, inauguration, inception, indoctrination, induction, installation, instatement, investiture, preliminaries |
| Notes: | the presidential induction ceremony is the inauguration; the speech made is the inaugural address or inaugural |
| Main Entry: | first |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earliest in order |
Synonyms: |
aboriginal, ahead, antecedent, anterior, basic, beginning, cardinal, early, elementary, first off, front, fundamental, head, headmost, in the beginning, inaugural, inceptive, incipient, initial, introductory, key, lead off, leading, least, number one, numero uno, opening, original, pioneer, premier, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primogenial, primordial, pristine, right up front, rudimentary, slightest, smallest |
Antonyms: |
final, last |
| Main Entry: | foremost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | first in rank, order |
Synonyms: |
A-1, A-number-1, arch, at the cutting edge, at the leading edge, champion, chief, front, head, headmost, heavy, heavy stuff, heavyweight, highest, hot stuff, hotdog, hotshot, inaugural, initial, leading, most important, number one, original, paramount, preeminent, premier, primary, prime, primo, principal, supreme |
Antonyms: |
inferior, last, least, lowest, secondary, unimportant |
| 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: | induction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taking in, initiation |
Synonyms: |
consecration, draft, entrance, greetings, inaugural, inauguration, installation, instatement, institution, introduction, investiture, ordination, selection |
Antonyms: |
blackballing, expulsion, rejection |
| Main Entry: | initial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beginning, primary |
Synonyms: |
antecedent, basic, commencing, earliest, early, elementary, embryonic, first, foremost, fundamental, germinal, headmost, inaugural, inceptive, inchoate, incipient, infant, initiative, initiatory, introductory, leading, nascent, opening, original, pioneer, virgin |
Antonyms: |
closing, final, last |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | installation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | establishment, inauguration |
Synonyms: |
accession, coronation, fitting, furnishing, inaugural, induction, installment, instatement, investiture, investment, launching, ordination, placing, positioning, setting up |
| Main Entry: | introductory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preliminary, first |
Synonyms: |
anterior, basic, beginning, early, elementary, inaugural, incipient, inductive, initial, initiatory, opening, original, precursory, prefatory, prelusive, preparative, preparatory, primary, prior, proemial, provisional, rudimentary, starting |
Antonyms: |
concluding, ending, final, finishing, last |
| Main Entry: | leading |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chief, superior |
Synonyms: |
arch, best, champion, dominant, dominating, famous, first, foremost, governing, greatest, headmost, highest, inaugural, initial, main, noted, notorious, number one, outstanding, popular, preeminent, premier, primary, principal, prominent, ruling, stellar, top, well-known |
Antonyms: |
inferior, last, subordinate, supplementary, unimportant |