initially
adverb /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl.i/Definition
B2 at the beginning: Initially, most people approved of the new scheme. The damage was far more serious than initially believed.First and firstly
(Definition of initially adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at first idiom
- debut noun
- first adverb
- first come, first served idiom
- first noun (THING/PERSON)
- first ordinal number, determiner
- firstly adverb
- for starters idiom
- formative adjective
- in the first/second place idiom
- inaugural adjective
- maiden adjective
- opener noun 2
- original adjective (FIRST MADE)
- originally adverb
- pole position noun
- prot(o)- prefix
- start noun (BEGINNING)
- start verb (BEGIN)
- to begin with idiom
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