If “Beginning” has appeared in a crossword, these answers have likely been used to solve it. They come from real puzzle results, selected for their alignment with this clue’s format.
Answers:
- EMBRYO
- GENESIS
- OUTSET
- COMMENCEMENT
- PROCEEDING
- ASOF
- NASCENT
- OPENING
- INCIPIENT
- BIRTH
- STARTING
- INCEPTION
- DEBUT
Synonyms and Definitions
EMBRYO
- Synonyms: conceptus, fertilized egg
- Definition: In botany, a tiny, undeveloped plant that is enclosed within a seed or an archegonium.
GENESIS
- Synonyms: book of genesis, generation
- Definition: the process of coming into existence
OUTSET
- Synonyms: commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, showtime, start, starting time
- Definition: the scheduled start time of something
COMMENCEMENT
- Synonyms: commencement ceremony, commencement exercise, graduation, graduation exercise, outset
- Definition: the moment something is scheduled to start
PROCEEDING
- Synonyms: carry on, continue, go, go along, go forward, go on, keep, legal proceeding, move, proceed
- Definition: (law) the establishment of a series of procedures used to call upon legal decisions
NASCENT
- Definition: originating or starting
OPENING
- Synonyms: afford, chess opening, curtain raising, first step, gap, give, hatchway, initiative, open, open up, opening move, opening night, orifice, porta, possibility, possible action, scuttle, spread, spread out, unfold
- Definition: a vacant or unoccupied area within or among objects
INCIPIENT
- Synonyms: inchoate
- Definition: Exists only partially; not fully formed or developed.
BIRTH
- Synonyms: bear, birthing, deliver, give birth, giving birth, have, nascence, nascency, nativity, parentage, parturition
- Definition: The moment something starts (particularly life)
STARTING
- Synonyms: begin, bug out, bulge, bulge out, come out, commence, depart, embark on, get, get down, get going, initiate, jump, lead off, originate, part, pop, pop out, protrude, set about, set forth, set off, set out, start out, start up, startle, take off, take up
- Definition: an opportunity to start off a game (at its commencement)
INCEPTION
- Synonyms: origin, origination
- Definition: An occurrence that signifies the start; the initial phase or stage that leads to following events.
DEBUT
- Synonyms: entry, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveiling
- Definition: the action of initiating something fresh