Initial
Definition:
- 1. Existing or occurring at the beginning.
- 2. The first letter of a name or word, typically a person’s given name or a word forming part of a phrase.
- 3. Mark or sign (a document) with one’s initials in order to authorise or validate it.
Example:
- 1. “our initial impression was favourable”
- 2. “they carved their initials into the desktops”
- 3. “the man initialled the three warrants”
Synonyms:
- 1. beginning, opening, commencing, starting
- 2. initial letter, beginning letter
- 3. put one’s initials on, sign, countersign, autograph, endorse
