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beginning
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of BEGINNING
1
coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows <the beginning part of the book is a portrait of Europe on the eve of the World War I>
Synonyms beginning, introductory, precursory, prefatory, prelim, prelusive, preparative, preparatory, primary
Related Words introducing, prefacing, preparing, readying; premonitory, warning; basic, elementary, fundamental; ahead, early, former, preceding, previous, prior
2
of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject <a course in beginning geology for nonscience majors>
Synonyms abecedarian, basal, basic, beginning, elemental, essential, fundamental, introductory, meat-and-potatoes, rudimental, rudimentary, underlying
Related Words primal, primary, prime, simple; crude, primeval, primitive, primordial, rude, uncomplicated; preliminary, preparatory; crucial, important, key
Near Antonyms complex, sophisticated; complicated, convoluted, detailed, elaborate, extensive, intricate; developed, evolved, high, higher, refined
Antonyms advanced
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