Synonyms for Initial
ɪˈnɪʃ əlini·tial

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1. initialadjective

   Synonyms:
   incipient, opening

   Antonyms:
   final

2. initialadjective

   To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.

   Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.

   Synonyms:
   opening, incipient

   Antonyms:
   final

3. initialnoun

   In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit

   You can get your initials printed at the top.

   Synonyms:
   incipient, opening

   Antonyms:
   final

4. initialnoun

   Synonyms:
   drop cap, versal

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. initialadjective

   the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)

   "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"

   Antonyms:
   last

2. initialverb

   occurring at the beginning

   "took the initial step toward reconciliation"

   Antonyms:
   last

3. initialverb

   mark with one's initials

   Antonyms:
   last

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. initialadjective

   Synonyms:
   first, at the beginning, at the head

2. initialadjective

   Synonyms:
   incipient, commencing, beginning, in the first stages

3. initialnoun

   Synonyms:
   first letter (of a name)

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "initial":

   original, preliminary, first, initials, up-front, upfront, early, primary, start-up, starting, introductory, opening, beginning, prime, initially, teething, home, front, tentative, baseline, raw, principled

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1. Ben Embarek:

   What we would like to do with the international team and counterparts in China is to go back in the Wuhan environment, re-interview in-depth the initial cases, try to find other cases that were not detected at that time and try to see if we can push back the history of the first cases.

2. British Airways:

   We are surprised and disappointed in this initial finding, british Airways responded quickly to a criminal act to steal customers' data. We have found no evidence of fraud [ or ] fraudulent activity on accounts linked to the theft.

3. Jennifer Trosper:

   The initial thinking is that the empty tube is more likely a result of the rock target not reacting the way we expected during coring, and less likely a hardware issue with the Sampling and Caching System, over the next few days, the team will be spending more time analyzing the data we have, and also acquiring some additional diagnostic data to support understanding the root cause for the empty tube.

4. James Wan:

   We were just emotionally stricken by it all and it took me a long time after the initial shock even to think about whether or not I could complete the film.

5. Michael Moro:

   It should be noted that this a very different market today than it was in 2017, 2017 saw an overwhelming number of ICOs (initial coin offerings), which was very distracting. 2019 has less distractions. It's also a different space because the CME bitcoin futures product wasn't available until December 2017.