| beginning(noun, adjective, action, cause, start) |
| start(noun, cause, rise, top, informal) |
| onset(noun, start, top, beginning, opening) |
| outset(noun, cause, start, top, beginning) |
| initial(adjective, beginning) |
| origin(noun, cause, start, top, beginning) |
| first(noun, adjective, beginning) |
| dawn(noun, cause, start, top, beginning) |
| starting point(expression, top, beginning, opening, creation) |
| genesis(noun, adjective, top, beginning, opening) |
| commencement(noun, cause, start, top, beginning) |
| dawning(noun, cause, start, top, beginning) |
| opening(noun, start, top, beginning, launch) |
| origination(noun, start, top, beginning, opening) |
| birth(noun, cause, start, top, beginning) |
| foundation(noun, cause, start, beginning, opening) |
| inauguration(noun, cause, start, top, beginning) |
| inception(noun, cause, start, top, beginning) |
| incipience(noun, beginning) |
| outbreak(cause, beginning, source, origin, derivation) |