Exact Match:
- alpha
- the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
- the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations
- early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha version"
- first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"
Synonyms:
- A,
- beginning,
- blast-off,
- breaking-in,
- commencement,
- creation,
- cutting edge,
- dawn,
- dawning,
- edge,
- establishment,
- first,
- first blush,
- first glance,
- first impression,
- first inning,
- first lap,
- first move,
- first round,
- first sight,
- first stage,
- first step,
- flying start,
- foundation,
- fresh start,
- gambit,
- genesis,
- initial,
- initiative,
- institution,
- jump-off,
- kick-off,
- le premier pas,
- leading edge,
- new departure,
- oncoming,
- onset,
- opening,
- opening move,
- origin,
- origination,
- outbreak,
- outset,
- outstart,
- prime,
- primitiveness,
- primitivity,
- running start,
- send-off,
- setout,
- setting in motion,
- setting-up,
- square one,
- start,
- start-off,
- starting point,
- take-off,
- warming-up