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beginning(noun, action, cause, start, base)
5
source(noun, cause, start, top, point)
4
foundation(noun, cause, start, base, suggestion)
3
footing(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
3
antecedent(noun, cause, base, suggestion, beginning)
3
base(noun, cause, start, beginning, shoot)
3
basis(noun, cause, start, top, base)
2
axiom(noun, base, suggestion, beginning, guess)
2
bedrock(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
2
cause(noun, start, authority, base, beginning)
2
center(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
2
essence(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
2
explanation(noun, base, suggestion, beginning, guess)
2
heart(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
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radicle(noun, cause, quick, source)
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main idea(expression, mainspring, intermediacy)
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premise(noun, base, suggestion, beginning, guess)
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principle(noun, cause, base, suggestion, beginning)
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radix(noun, cause, quick, source)
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rudiment(noun, start, top, base, beginning)
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APASmart Define. (2015). starting point thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/starting_point/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "starting point thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/starting_point/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, starting point thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/starting_point/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "starting point thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/starting_point/thesaurus/synonyms>