NASCENCY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

nascency

noun

ˈna-sᵊn(t)-sē

Definition of nascency

as in beginning

the point at which something begins the Internet was still in its nascency when she created her first website

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Recent Examples of nascency The panelists discussed the concept of the metaverse, which is still in is nascency. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Nov. 2022 Unionization among Senate staff is a big milestone for organizers, but the movement is in its nascency. — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2023 Free transfers aren’t rare in the women’s game, even at the top, given the relative nascency of million-pound transfer fees and the historic short-term nature of deals. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 17 May 2026 Microsoft does bring gaming to the table, where there’s opportunity and innovation but nascency. — Forrester, Forbes, 19 July 2022 But by the 19th century, new technologies like the mechanized production of cloth and the nascency of synthetic dyes—which made the color black slightly cheaper to render—helped businessmen see dollar signs in death. — Katie Thornton, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022 Given the nascency of the field, our ability to properly estimate emerging risks through model evaluations would notably benefit from coordinated efforts. — Henry Papadatos, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025

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Noun

Prior to the trial beginning, the judge agreed that questions about Brown’s felony conviction for his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna would be barred from testimony.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2026
June was a frenetic month for the metro Atlanta restaurant scene, driven in part by a flurry of downtown openings timed to the beginning of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of beginning

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Some team executives and agents have considered the second apron, set at just under $222 million this coming season, as a de facto hard cap since its inception.

— Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026

Definition of inception

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Acuff got off to a much better start after struggling to make shots in his summer league debut on Saturday.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Belgium added to the lead early in the second half on a major error from goalie Matt Freese, who had given up just one goal in his first three starts.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of start

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Those commencement boos came from a young generation that has watched AI reframe entry-level work as inefficiency, seen generative content flood the visual landscape, and built their own creative identities through friction and craft.

— Reid Litman, Fortune, 5 July 2026
There is a reason some students booed commencement speakers who mentioned AI this graduation season.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of commencement

Noun

People living in states already known to have high levels of lone star ticks were much more likely to have evidence that they’ve already been bitten by a tick and exposed to alpha-gal.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 2 July 2026
The category leans heavy on alpha and beta hydroxy acids, the same actives doing the work on your face just packaged for bigger surface area.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of alpha

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The three-year war erupted at the onset of the collapse of Yugoslavia, with Bosnia and Herzegovina becoming one of the first countries to declare its independence from the country in 1992.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2026
The abnormal heat has been driven by the onset of El Niño, a natural climate pattern characterized by unusually warm waters along the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

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