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Synonyms for beginning

Two senses of beginning live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adjective and noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, Foothills

serving to begin

The beginning canto of the poem.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

first

Same sentence, swapped: The first canto of the poem.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for beginning as it is used in the sentence above.

pregnant
stock
radical

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsActions

the act of starting something

He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

start

Same sentence, swapped: He was responsible for the start of negotiations.

Close but different

source
cooking
transfer

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Closest first: other actions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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