Antonyms for beginnings


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bih-gin-ing
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈgɪn ɪŋ


Definition of beginnings

Origin :
  • late 12c., "time when something begins," from begin. Meaning "act of starting something" is from early 13c. The Old English word was fruma.
  • noun start of an event or action
  • noun origin, cause
Example sentences :
  • God's beginnings are imperceptible, whether in the region of soul or of matter.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • We know nothing about the ends of things—only the beginnings.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • There is much obscurity about the beginnings of the laws of the Hebrews.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • In an acrostic the beginnings of the lines are arranged in order.
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
  • Such were the beginnings of the great textile mills of New England.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • And this brings us straight to the newest of our beginnings in Dohnavur—the Kindergarten.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • But, when he spoke there were the beginnings of a new respect in his voice.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • The beginnings of thought about nature must always have this character.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • There lay the beginnings of his ruin, his degradation, and the first cause of his deep duplicity.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • What greatness has yet appeared is beginnings and encouragements to us in this direction.
  • Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Synonyms for beginnings

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