inceptive

adjective

Definition of inceptivenext
as in initial
beginning to come into existence only just recently gained an inceptive understanding of the overwhelming vastness of the universe

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Recent Examples of inceptive Vaccinating our faculty and staff is our first step toward keeping our schools open and safe and will be inceptive to reopening our economy. — Margaret W. Long, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inceptive
  1. initial
  2. nascent
  3. first
  4. elementary
  5. incipient
  6. inchoate
Adjective
  • On February 20, 2024, almost two months after an initial announcement and 15 after the Glazer family confirmed their willingness to a partial or full sale, Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Trawlers Limited completed its purchase of 27.7 per cent of Manchester United.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Olson, the city spokeswoman, said some of those ongoing costs will be included in the initial project costs.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of initial
Adjective
  • With so much uncertainty looming over the EV charging industry — plus the shakeout that typically occurs among nascent tech industries — there’s bound to be consolidation this year.
    — Bob Woods, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The possible contenders While few Democratic senators outside of Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) are drawing much 2028 speculation, a handful of figures from outside of the upper chamber, and some from outside of politics completely, are drawing nascent interest.
    — Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of nascent
Adjective
  • But, this article also served as our first case study into how the snowpack, terrain, weather, and, most importantly, human factors caused this accident.
    — Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
  • People were coming up and saying, ‘Is this really your first song?’.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of first
Adjective
  • The comptroller’s broader agenda also prioritizes universal afterschool programs in elementary and middle school, and improvements and the expansion of summer programs, such as Summer Rising and the Summer Youth Employment Program.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • There are no plans to increase the student-teacher ratio at the elementary and intermediate schools.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of elementary
Adjective
  • Is a scramble for resources to blame for conflict, or are incipient inequalities and economic injustice the primary cause; or perhaps the two are related in some way?
    — Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Few Democrats talk about impeachment or sustain their alarm over incipient fascism, even with Elon Musk possibly gesticulating like a Nazi.
    — Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Definition of incipient
Adjective
  • In life, Nichols had been diminished to an abstraction, a target for the inchoate rage of men who were, at least nominally, part of his own community.
    — Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Williams and his admirers were certainly right to point out the inchoate and woolly nature of much of the 'survival of the species' talk which was in the air in the mid-20th century.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2011
Definition of inchoate

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“Inceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inceptive. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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