1. (noun)origin, origination, inception an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events Synonyms: rootage, innovation, parentage, instauration, lineage, introduction, root, stock, creation, ancestry, founding, stemma, descent, blood, extraction, origin, inception, line of descent, line, blood line, pedigree, source, initiation, bloodline, origination, foundation, beginning, institution
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'inception'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. inception The Latin commencement is more formal than the Saxon beginning, as the verb commence, is more formal than begin. Commencement is for the most part restricted to some form of action, while Synonyms: beginning, arising, inauguration, origin, source, commencement, inception, outset, spring, fount, initiation, rise, start, fountain, opening