beginning
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the event consisting of the start of something
the beginning of the war
Types & categories
- happening hypernym
- casus belli hyponym
- egress hyponym
- origination hyponym
- genesis hyponym
- ground floor hyponym
- emergence hyponym
- start hyponym
- creation hyponym
Related & opposite
- conclusion antonym
- start derivation
Sense 2 noun
the time at which something is supposed to begin
they got an early start
Types & categories
- point in time hypernym
- birth hyponym
- incipiency hyponym
- terminus a quo hyponym
- threshold hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the first part or section of something
`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story
Types & categories
- division hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
Types & categories
- point hypernym
- derivation hyponym
- spring hyponym
- headspring hyponym
- headwater hyponym
- wellhead hyponym
- point of departure hyponym
- place of origin hyponym
- home hyponym
- point source hyponym
- trail head hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
the act of starting something
he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Types & categories
- change of state hypernym
- jumping-off point hyponym
- activation hyponym
- tone-beginning hyponym
- establishment hyponym
- introduction hyponym
- face-off hyponym
- first step hyponym
- groundbreaking hyponym
- housing start hyponym
- icebreaker hyponym
- inauguration hyponym
- founding hyponym
- installation hyponym
- jump ball hyponym
- kickoff hyponym
- resumption hyponym
- scrum hyponym
- startup hyponym
- Creation instance hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | conclusion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | happening |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | casus belli |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | egress |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | origination |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | genesis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ground floor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | emergence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | start |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | creation |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | middle |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | end |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | embark on |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | take up |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inaugurate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | begin |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | point in time |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | birth |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | incipiency |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | terminus a quo |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | threshold |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | middle |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | end |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | begin |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | division |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | root |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | originate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | point |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | derivation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | spring |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | headspring |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | headwater |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | wellhead |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | point of departure |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | place of origin |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | home |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | point source |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | trail head |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | finishing |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | embark on |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | take up |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | begin |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | begin |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | begin |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of state |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | jumping-off point |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | activation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tone-beginning |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | establishment |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | introduction |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | face-off |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | first step |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | groundbreaking |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | housing start |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | icebreaker |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | inauguration |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | founding |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | installation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | jump ball |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | kickoff |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | resumption |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | scrum |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | startup |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Creation |