Synonyms and antonyms of From or at the beginning in British Thesaurus

original (adjective)

existing at the beginning of a period or process, before any changes have been made

initial (adjective)

happening at the beginning of a process, or when you first see or hear about something

early (adjective)

near the beginning of a period of time

opening (adjective)

showing that something is open or has begun

all along (adverb)

from the time that a situation starts to happen

inaugural (adjective)

an inaugural event is the first of a series, or the first one to be held by members of a new organization

new (adjective)

a new day, year, life etc is the start of a particular period of time, especially one that you hope will be happier or more successful

early on ()

in the early part of a process or activity

at first ()

in the beginning before something changes

from the (very) first ()

from the beginning

as of/as from ()

used for saying that something will start to happen on a particular day, and will continue after that day

at first blush ()

when you first think about or see something

at first sight/glance ()

at the moment when you first see something or find out about something, before you know more details

the earliest (noun)

the earliest time that something can happen or be done

early (adjective)

used about the first part of an activity, process, or event

early (adverb)

near the beginning of a period of time

early (adverb)

near the beginning of someone’s life

early (adverb)

near the beginning of an event or activity

early (adjective)

used about the first people or things of a particular type

first (adverb)

at the beginning of a period of time, a situation, an activity etc

for starters ()

as the beginning or first stage of something

from day one ()

ever since the first day or the very beginning of something

from/in the cradle ()

from or at a very early time in your life

from scratch ()

from a point where nothing has been done, so that you have to do everything yourself

from scratch ()

from the beginning again, not using all the work that you have done before

from the word go ()

from the time when something starts

front-end (adjective)

relating to the start of a business process or project

initial (adjective)

used about the first of several things

initially (adverb)

at the beginning

in the first instance ()

at the beginning of a series of actions

in the first place ()

at the beginning of a situation

on the threshold of something ()

starting a new stage in your life, or having a new experience

opening (adjective)

the first of several similar things

originally (adverb)

at first

(right) from the start ()

immediately when something begins and all the time after that

to begin with ()

before or during the first part of an activity or process

to start with ()

as a beginning, or as the first thing

with effect from ()

used for saying when something will start