inception

noun

in·cep·tion in-ˈsep-shən How to pronounce inception (audio)

: an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement

Example Sentences

The project has been shrouded in controversy from its inception. Since its inception, the business has expanded to become a national retail chain. We'll assist you at every stage from inception to completion.

Recent Examples on the Web Released last September, the song is also the only one to have appeared on every Hot Trending Songs chart dating to the survey’s inception (47 weeks and counting).

Xander Zellner, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2022 After the premiere, the director talked about the inception of Fabelmans, with writer-producer Tony Kushner playing the role of therapist.

Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2022 The Reinvent the Toilet Challenge has remained on a steady course since its inception in 2011, including hosting Reinvented Toilet Expo events over the years.

Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022 Twenty years later, and about 30 since the movement’s inception, trying to define it still feels fraught.

Annie Fell, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2022 The luxury passenger ship, touted as unsinkable, was famous from its inception, known as the largest and one of the most lavish of its kind at the time.

Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 The revised band will be include Joe Saylor, who has performed alongside Louis since the show’s inception, and longtime house band members Louis Fouché, Jon Lampley, Endea Owens and Nêgah Santos.

Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 Our Price-to-Sales screening model has an annual price gain since inception (1998) of 12.9%, versus 5.7% for the S&P 500 index over the same period.

Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 After a long, quiet inception, the Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa, a women’s semi-professional basketball league in New Zealand, was established in December.

Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Aug. 2022 See More

inception

noun

as in beginning

the point at which something begins this seemed like a good program at its inception, but it isn't working out as planned

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

beginning
commencement
start
onset
launch
alpha
genesis
outset
dawn
infancy
founding
origination
birth
nascence
threshold
nascency
incipience
baseline
initiation
kickoff
inauguration
incipiency
origin
day one
morning
get-go
git-go
creation
emergence
arrival
dawning
advent
first base
ground zero
institution
opening
well
drawing board
spring
debut
cradle
germ
childhood
fountainhead
square one
source
appearance
wellspring
début
fountain
root
seedbed
youth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

end
conclusion
ending
period
close
completion
termination
closing
cessation
closure
finish
stop
omega
finale
windup

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of inception are origin, root, and source. While all these words mean "the point at which something begins its course or existence," inception stresses the beginning of something without implying causes.

the business has been a success since its inception

The words origin and inception are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, origin applies to the things or persons from which something is ultimately derived and often to the causes operating before the thing itself comes into being.

an investigation into the origin of baseball

The synonyms root and inception are sometimes interchangeable, but root suggests a first, ultimate, or fundamental source often not easily discerned.

the real root of the violence

While the synonyms source and inception are close in meaning, source applies more often to the point where something springs into being.

the source of the Nile

the source of recurrent trouble

单词	inception
释义	inception noun in·cep·tion in-ˈsep-shən : an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement Synonyms alpha baseline beginning birth commencement dawn day one genesis get-go git-go incipience incipiency kickoff launch morning nascence nascency onset outset start threshold See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The project has been shrouded in controversy from its inception. Since its inception, the business has expanded to become a national retail chain. We'll assist you at every stage from inception to completion. Recent Examples on the Web Released last September, the song is also the only one to have appeared on every Hot Trending Songs chart dating to the survey’s inception (47 weeks and counting). Xander Zellner, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2022 After the premiere, the director talked about the inception of Fabelmans, with writer-producer Tony Kushner playing the role of therapist. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2022 The Reinvent the Toilet Challenge has remained on a steady course since its inception in 2011, including hosting Reinvented Toilet Expo events over the years. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022 Twenty years later, and about 30 since the movement’s inception, trying to define it still feels fraught. Annie Fell, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2022 The luxury passenger ship, touted as unsinkable, was famous from its inception, known as the largest and one of the most lavish of its kind at the time. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 The revised band will be include Joe Saylor, who has performed alongside Louis since the show’s inception, and longtime house band members Louis Fouché, Jon Lampley, Endea Owens and Nêgah Santos. Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 Our Price-to-Sales screening model has an annual price gain since inception (1998) of 12.9%, versus 5.7% for the S&P 500 index over the same period. Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 After a long, quiet inception, the Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa, a women’s semi-professional basketball league in New Zealand, was established in December. Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English incepcion, from Latin inception-, inceptio, from incipere to begin, from in- + capere to take First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above inception noun as in beginning the point at which something begins this seemed like a good program at its inception, but it isn't working out as planned Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance beginning commencement start onset launch alpha genesis outset dawn infancy founding origination birth nascence threshold nascency incipience baseline initiation kickoff inauguration incipiency origin day one morning get-go git-go creation emergence arrival dawning advent first base ground zero institution opening well drawing board spring debut cradle germ childhood fountainhead square one source appearance wellspring début fountain root seedbed youth Antonyms & Near Antonyms end conclusion ending period close completion termination closing cessation closure finish stop omega finale windup See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of inception are origin, root, and source. While all these words mean "the point at which something begins its course or existence," inception stresses the beginning of something without implying causes. the business has been a success since its inception The words origin and inception are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, origin applies to the things or persons from which something is ultimately derived and often to the causes operating before the thing itself comes into being. an investigation into the origin of baseball The synonyms root and inception are sometimes interchangeable, but root suggests a first, ultimate, or fundamental source often not easily discerned. the real root of the violence While the synonyms source and inception are close in meaning, source applies more often to the point where something springs into being. the source of the Nile the source of recurrent trouble
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