All incipient synonyms
in·cip·i·ent
I i adj incipient
- nascent — beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.
- basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- fundamental — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- inchoate — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- initial — of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- initiative — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
- introductory — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- originating — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
- start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- inceptive — beginning; initial.
- initiatory — introductory; initial: an initiatory step toward a treaty.
- commencing — Begin; start.
adjective incipient
- emerging — Becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising.
- embryonic — Of or relating to an embryo.
- budding — If you describe someone as, for example, a budding businessman or a budding artist, you mean that they are starting to succeed or become interested in business or art.
- early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- developing — If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
- emergent — An emergent property.
- elementary — Of or relating to the most rudimentary aspects of a subject.
noun incipient
- embryo — An unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development.