24
begin with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, firstly)
24
primarily(adverb, beginning, first, firstly, originally)
19
originally(adverb, first, firstly)
17
first(adverb, firstly, originally)
11
at first(expression, idiom, adverb)
11
firstly(adverb, firstly)
8
at the start(expression, idiom, adverb, originally)
8
formerly(adverb, originally)
7
ab initio(expression, idiom, adverb)
7
in the beginning(expression, idiom, adverb, firstly, originally)
7
preparatorily
7
primitively(adverb, first)
6
preliminarily
5
first and foremost(expression, idiom)
4
basically(adverb, first, originally)
4
early
4
elementarily
4
initiatively
3
maidenly
3
to begin with
11 years ago|7.5k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). initially thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/initially/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "initially thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/initially/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, initially thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/initially/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "initially thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/initially/thesaurus/synonyms>