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initiation - 19 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | initiation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | start, introduction |
| Synonyms: | admission, baptism, beginning, commencement, debut, enrollment, entrance, inauguration, inception, indoctrination, induction, installation, inaugural, instatement, investiture, preliminaries |
| Antonyms: | close, conclusion, end, ending, finish, termination |
| Main Entry: | briefing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preparation by informing of facts |
| Synonyms: | conference, discussion, guidance, information, initiation, instruction, meeting, preamble, rundown, update, background meeting, directions, priming |
| Main Entry: | commencement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ceremony marking the beginning of stage |
| Synonyms: | admission, alpha, birth, bow, celebration, convocation, countdown, dawn, genesis, graduation, initiation, kickoff*, onset, opening, outset, proem, start, curtain-raiser, dawning, opener, services, starting point, tee off |
| Antonyms: | cessation, completion, end, ending, finish, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | debut |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | first public appearance |
| Synonyms: | admission, appearance, beginning, bow, entrance, entree, graduation, inauguration, incoming, initiation, introduction, presentation, coming out, coming out party, first step, graduating, launching, opener |
| Notes: | a debut is a first public appearance; a premiere is a first performance, showing, or broadcast |
| Antonyms: | finale, closing |
| Main Entry: | inauguration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | installation of newcomers |
| Synonyms: | commencement, induction, initiation, institution, launch, opening, inaugural, investiture, launching, setting up |
| 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, rise, root, source, start, well, wellspring, provenience |
| Antonyms: | conclusion, end, ending, finish |
| Main Entry: | introduction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something new; something that begins |
| Synonyms: | addition, admittance, awakening, baptism, beginning, commencement, debut, establishment, foreword, inauguration, inception, induction, influx, ingress, initiation, insertion, installation, institution, launch, lead, opening, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, presentation, primer, proem, prologue, survey, basic principles, basic text, essentials, exordium, first acquaintance, first taste, hornbook, interpolation, intro, lead-in, opening remarks, pioneering, preliminaries, prolegomenon |
| Antonyms: | conclusion, end, ending, finish |
| Main Entry: | preliminary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | introductory event; beginning |
| Synonyms: | foundation, groundwork, initiation, introduction, opening, preamble, preface, prelude, preparation, start, first round, prelims |
| Antonyms: | conclusion, finale, closing |
| Main Entry: | authorship |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | origin |
| Synonyms: | composition, creation, initiation, invention, origination, writing |
| Main Entry: | baptism of fire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trying experience |
| Synonyms: | initiation, martyrdom, ordeal, rite of passage, hazing, rude introduction, test of courage, trial by fire |
| Main Entry: | rite of passage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ritual performed for change of status |
| Synonyms: | baptism, initiation, circumcision, initiation rite, initiatory rite, rite de passage |
| Main Entry: | admission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entering or allowing entry |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, access, admittance, confirmation, designation, door, entrance, entree, ingress, initiation, introduction, permission, reception, recognition, way, welcome, certification |
| Antonyms: | denial, exclusion, expulsion, refusal |
| Main Entry: | beginning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | start of an event or action |
| Synonyms: | alpha, basis, birth, commencement, creation, dawn, genesis, inauguration, inception, induction, infancy, initiation, installation, introduction, kickoff, onset, opening, origin, origination, outset, preface, prelude, presentation, rise, root, source, spring, square one*, takeoff, threshold, top, blastoff, dawning, day one, opener, point of departure, rudiment, starting point |
| Antonyms: | completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, finish, goal, termination |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | start |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginning |
| Synonyms: | alpha*, birth, bow, commencement, countdown, dawn, derivation, exit, flying start*, foundation, inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff*, onset, opening, origin, outset, source, spring, square one*, takeoff, dawning, day one, embarkation, first step, jump-off, leaving, running start, setting out, start-off |
| Antonyms: | completion, conclusion, death, end, ending, finish, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginning, birth |
| Synonyms: | fertilization, formation, inception, initiation, invention, origin, outset, start, germination, impregnation, insemination, launching |
| Antonyms: | abortion, death |
| 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, entrée, entry, import, inception, incoming, ingress, initiation, invasion, outset, passage, penetration, progress, start, trespass, immigration, importation, ingoing, ingression |
| Antonyms: | conclusion, departure, exit, leave |
| Main Entry: | entry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | introduction; permission to enter |
| Synonyms: | access, adit, admission, admittance, appearance, entrée, entrance, ingress, initiation, way, coming in, entering, free passage, introgression |
| Antonyms: | conclusion, refusal, rejection, blackballing |
| Main Entry: | origin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginning, inception |
| Synonyms: | alpha, birth, blast off, commencement, creation, dawn, emergence, entrance, entry, foundation, genesis, inauguration, ingress, initiation, introduction, launch, origination, outbreak, outset, rise, square one*, start, dawning, day one, early stage, embarkation, forging, git go, nativity, opener, starting point |
| Antonyms: | close, completion, conclusion, death, end, finale, termination |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | opening |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginning |
| Synonyms: | birth, commencement, dawn, inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff, launch, onset, outset, start, coming out, curtain-raiser, launching, opener |
| Antonyms: | conclusion, ending, finish, closing |
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