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origin


These are words and phrases related to origin. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of origin.

THE START OF SOMETHING


The word has a somewhat mysterious origin.

Synonyms and examples


beginning
Let's go back to the beginning. Can you tell me when you arrived at the crime scene?
start
I didn't like him from the very start.
end
This is it – the end of the tour.
opening
The opening of the ceremony was marred by protest.
commencement
formal
What is the commencement date of their contract?
kick-off
What time is the kick-off for the banquet and show?
the outset
We were plagued by problems from the outset.
the onset of something
The onset of adolescence can be a difficult time.
outbreak
The outbreak of hostilities in the region put a halt to tourism.
genesis
formal
This discovery was the genesis of modern medical science.
the dawn of something
literary
The vote will mark the dawn of a new era in politics.
dawning
It was the dawning of a new age of discovery.
birth
The treaty led to the redrawing of national borders, and the birth of a new nation.
inception
Since the company's inception, the owners have donated over £1 billion to aid initiatives.
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See words related to origin


begin
commence
formal
embark on/upon something
formal
enter on/upon something
formal
open
get cracking
dive in/dive into something
set about something
get on with something
start/set/get the ball rolling
put/set something in motion
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When you start to do something, you begin it. The start of something is a beginning.

origin | American Thesaurus


origin


noun
These are words and phrases related to origin. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of origin.
The origin of the flood was three weeks of torrential rains. The reporter traced the story back to its origin.

Synonyms


source
cause
basis
base
foundation
derivation
reason
principle
agent
generator
originator
creator
father
mother
author
producer
prime mover
spring
fountainhead
taproot
root
ground

Antonyms


end
finish
termination
conclusion
The students are studying the origins of jazz in America.

Synonyms


beginning
birth
genesis
inception
commencement
emergence
evolution
early development
growth
rise
derivation

Antonyms


death
fall
extinction
finis
The family is of Scandinavian origin.

Synonyms


extraction
descent
ancestry
parentage
family
lineage
house
stock
race
strain
breed
line
birth
nativity

Antonyms


posterity
issue
progeny
offspring
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