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. Joern Aldag:

   Gene therapy may be an initial very high burden for the healthcare system, the general consensus is that asking for a one-off payment of over a million dollars becomes unacceptable.

2. The TSB:

   While the proposed standards look promising, the TSB has concerns about the implementation timeline, given initial observations of the performance of CPC-1232 cars in recent derailments.

3. Nela Richardson:

   While jobs improved from August... initial claims for unemployment insurance have pushed higher in recent weeks, leisure and hospitality was the fastest growing industry again. ... However, businesses are still struggling to find workers.

4. Steve Young:

   I dont feel that hes the type of person that would do this sort of thing, if they came and arrested him they obviously feel they have something that would tie him to the initial explosion, but Im a big believer in our court system, and thats where it has to play out.

5. Phillip Perry:

   Everybody's freaking out, they've literally never seen volatility. The VIX has been has been at historic lows, they pick their Robinhood stocks and feel like really savvy investors because it keeps going up. So their initial question now is, do they get out now, do they stop the bleeding?