All blastoff synonyms

noun blastoff

• beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
• outset — the beginning or start: I wanted to explain the situation at the outset.
• opening — an open or clear space.
• introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
• inauguration — an act or ceremony of inaugurating.
• creation — In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God.
• onset — a beginning or start: the onset of winter.
• birth — When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth.
• inception — beginning; start; commencement.
• dawn — Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.
• top — Technical/Office Protocol
• origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
• dawning — gradually beginning to become light
• rudiment — Usually, rudiments. the elements or first principles of a subject: the rudiments of grammar. a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the rudiments of a plan.
• infancy — the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
• spring — String PRocessING language
• preface — a preliminary statement in a book by the book's author or editor, setting forth its purpose and scope, expressing acknowledgment of assistance from others, etc.
• kickoff — Football. a place kick or a drop kick from the 40-yard line of the team kicking at the beginning of the first and third periods or after the team kicking has scored a touchdown or field goal.
• takeoff — a taking or setting off; the leaving of the ground, as in leaping or in beginning a flight in an airplane.
• threshold — the sill of a doorway.
• basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
• source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
• initiation — formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.
• induction — the act of inducing, bringing about, or causing: induction of the hypnotic state.
• genesis — an origin, creation, or beginning.
• origination — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
• rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
• alpha — the first letter in the Greek alphabet (Α, α), a vowel transliterated as a
• prelude — a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
• installation — something installed, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.
• presentation — an act of presenting.
• root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
• commencement — The commencement of something is its beginning.
• opener — a person or thing that opens.
• start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
• launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
• incipiency — the state or condition of being incipient.
• incipience — the state or condition of being incipient.
• shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
• square one — a starting point; initial stage or step: If this plan fails, we'll have to go back to square one.
• day one — If something happens from day one of a process, it happens right from the beginning. If it happens on day one, it happens right at the beginning.
• point of departure — Nautical. the precise location of a vessel, established in order to set a course, especially in beginning a voyage in open water.
• leadoff — an act that starts something; start; beginning.