INCEPTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INCEPTION?

Need another word that means the same as “inception”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “inception” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Inception” are: origin, origination, establishment, institution, foundation, founding, formation, initiation, setting up, constitution, inauguration, opening

Inception as a Noun

Definitions of "Inception" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “inception” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The establishment or starting point of an institution or activity.
• An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events.

Synonyms of "Inception" as a noun (12 Words)

constitution	The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states. Pregnancy had weakened her constitution.
establishment	A marriage. She became an establishment figure.
formation	The act of fabricating something in a particular shape. They sat in orderly ranks in a circular formation.
foundation	Education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge. Misleading accusations with no foundation.
founding	Food and lodging provided in addition to money.
inauguration	The ceremonial induction into a position. The inauguration of the Modern Art Museum.
initiation	The action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual. An initiation ceremony.
institution	A custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society. The institutions of democratic government.
opening	The act of opening something. An opening in the roof would get rid of the smoke.
origin	A fixed point from which coordinates are measured. The name is Norse in origin.
origination	The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new. Mortgage loan originations were up 15 per cent.
setting up	The state of the environment in which a situation exists.

Usage Examples of "Inception" as a noun

• She has been on the board since its inception two years ago.

Associations of "Inception" (30 Words)

archetype	(in Jungian theory) a primitive mental image inherited from the earliest human ancestors, and supposed to be present in the collective unconscious. He was the archetype of the old style football club chairman.
beginning	Serving to begin. She had the beginnings of a headache.
commence	Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action. His design team commenced work.
commencement	The act of starting something. The date of commencement.
disinclination	A reluctance or lack of enthusiasm. His disinclination for modesty is well known.
early	During an early stage. Look for an early end to the negotiations.
emanate	Originate from; be produced by. He emanated a powerful brooding air.
first	The first element in a countable series. Played first horn.
germinal	Seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds. A germinal idea.
groundbreaking	Being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before. Groundbreaking research into fertility problems.
hesitancy	A feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something. Jackson took advantage of some hesitancy in the defence to rifle in a shot.
imaginative	(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action. Making imaginative use of computer software.
inchoate	Confused or incoherent. A vague inchoate idea.
inchoative	An inchoative verb. Inchoative stages.
incipient	Beginning to happen or develop. An incipient tumor.
initial	Mark or sign a document with one s initials in order to authorize or validate it. Greece and the United States initialled a new defence cooperation agreement.
initially	At first. Initially he thought the new concept was nonsense.
origin	The place where something begins, where it springs into being. A voice that betrays his Welsh origins.
original	An original creation i e an audio recording from which copies can be made. An original mind.
originally	From or in the beginning; at first. The suggestions so originally and persuasively outlined.
originate	Have a specified beginning. A new religious movement originated in that country.
outset	The time at which something is supposed to begin. The project was flawed from the outset.
phase	Each of the electrical windings or connections of a polyphase machine or circuit. The final phases of the war.
pioneer	Open up a road or terrain as a pioneer. A famous pioneer of birth control.
precursory	Warning of future misfortune. Precursory seismic activity.
provenance	Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence. An orange rug of Iranian provenance.
source	Obtain from a particular source. The source of the Nile.
start	A line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game. The event was a shambles from start to finish.
trailblazer	Someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees. He was a trailblazer for many ideas that are now standard fare.
unabridged	Not shortened. An unabridged novel.