| opening(noun, adjective, act, start, process) |
| beginning(noun, adjective, act, start, process) |
| commencement(noun, act, start, process, beginning) |
| foremost(adjective, beginning) |
| inaugural(adjective, beginning) |
| inauguration(noun, act, start, process, beginning) |
| inception(noun, act, start, process, beginning) |
| inceptive(adjective, start, beginning) |
| incipience(noun, act, start, process, beginning) |
| incipiency(noun, act, start, process, beginning) |
| incipient(adjective, start, beginning) |
| initial(adjective, start, beginning) |
| initiation(noun, act, start, process, beginning) |
| initiatory(adjective, start, beginning) |
| kickoff(noun, act, start, informal, process) |
| original(adjective, beginning) |
| origination(noun, act, start, process, beginning) |
| pioneer(adjective, beginning) |
| basic(adjective, beginning) |
| earliest(adjective, beginning) |