Synonyms: initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination, creation, foundation, founding
Definition: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Usage: she looked forward to her initiation as an adult; the foundation of a new scientific society
Similar words: start, commencement, beginning
Definition: the act of starting something
Usage: he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Synonyms: invention, innovation
Definition: a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
Similar words: creation
Definition: an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
Synonyms: conception, design, invention, excogitation, innovation
Definition: the creation of something in the mind
Similar words: creative thinking, creativeness, creativity
Definition: the ability to create