Synonyms for to begin with
to be·gin with

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1. in the first place, earlier, in the beginning, to begin with, originallyadverb

   before now

   "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"

   Synonyms:
   in the beginning, primitively, in the first place, originally, before, sooner, earlier, primarily

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1. to start with

   'to start with' equals 'to begin with'

   "if you start with (begin with) this award, it'll be a great success"

   Submitted by rinat on September 4, 2019  

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1. Jamie Spears:

   I felt drunk, i couldn't even stick up for Jamie Spears. I couldn't even have a conversation with my mom or dad about anything. I told them I was scared and they had six different nurses come to my home to monitor me while I was on this medication that I didn't want to be on to begin with.

2. Bill Maher:

   Isn't that a story in itself ? You know, doesn't that say this company is pretty enlightened to begin with ? I mean, sometimes you can ask for too much, even if you're a minority.

3. Barry Sloane:

   It’s all for the same goal, ultimately, [our characters are] having to do things that they might not choose to [do], but they’re all pushing in the same direction. I think that’s something interesting, the dynamic between them is in order to achieve these goals, they have to find a way to go together when they necessarily wouldn’t have common ground to begin with. It’s a really interesting dynamic to see that happen.

4. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi:

   If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

5. Francis Bacon:

   If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.