Beginning

Synonyms of beginning

• start
• commencement
• onset

Antonyms of beginning

• end
• finish
• conclusion

Collocations of beginning

new beginning

Frequency: 80 %

Starting a new beginning can be both exciting and scary.

fresh start

Frequency: 70 %

After the divorce, she decided to move to a new city for a fresh start.

starting point

Frequency: 65 %

The meeting served as a starting point for the new project.

beginning stages

Frequency: 60 %

The project is still in the beginning stages, so we have a lot of work ahead of us.

early beginnings

Frequency: 50 %

His interest in music started in his early beginnings as a child.

Idiomatic Expressions for beginning

• Phrase: beginning of the end
  Meaning: the start of a series of events that will lead to the end of something
  Usage: The argument was just the beginning of the end of their friendship.