Synonyms of nascency

nascency

noun

ˈna-sᵊn(t)-sē 

as in beginning

the point at which something begins

the Internet was still in its nascency when she created her first website

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• inception
• start
• commencement
• alpha
• onset
• launch
• genesis
• nascence
• infancy
• outset
• dawn
• birth
• baseline
• incipiency
• incipience
• threshold
• morning
• day one
• origination
• kickoff
• inauguration
• get-go
• origin
• initiation
• founding
• emergence
• arrival
• first base
• creation
• germ
• institution
• spring
• cradle
• dawning
• advent
• well
• opening
• fountain
• drawing board
• childhood
• debut
• source
• ground zero
• square one
• appearance
• fountainhead
• wellspring
• root
• youth
• seedbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• conclusion
• period
• close
• ending
• completion
• termination
• cessation
• closing
• closure
• omega
• finish
• stop
• finale
• windup

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nascency

Free transfers aren’t rare in the women’s game, even at the top, given the relative nascency of million-pound transfer fees and the historic short-term nature of deals. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 17 May 2026

Given the nascency of the field, our ability to properly estimate emerging risks through model evaluations would notably benefit from coordinated efforts. — Henry Papadatos, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025

Unionization among Senate staff is a big milestone for organizers, but the movement is in its nascency. — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2023

The panelists discussed the concept of the metaverse, which is still in is nascency. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Nov. 2022

But by the 19th century, new technologies like the mechanized production of cloth and the nascency of synthetic dyes—which made the color black slightly cheaper to render—helped businessmen see dollar signs in death. — Katie Thornton, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022

Microsoft does bring gaming to the table, where there’s opportunity and innovation but nascency. — Forrester, Forbes, 19 July 2022