initial

adjective

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There are 3 syllables in the word initial.

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Definition of initial:

initial (adjective):: of or at the beginning; occurring at the beginning.; of or relating to the beginning incipient

Synonyms for initial:

alphabetic character

beginning

commencing

earliest

early

embryonic

first

foremost

inaugural

inceptive

inchoate

incipient

introductory

letter of the alphabet

maiden

opening

original

pioneer

premier

primary

Antonyms for initial:

bottommost

climactic

closing

concluding

conclusive

culminating

deflowered

end

ending

endmost

eventual

final

finishing

following

hindmost

last

late

later

latest

latter

newest

secondary

terminal

terminating

ultimate

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