INCIPIENT Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

incipient

adjective

in-ˈsi-pē-ənt

as in nascent

beginning to come into existence I have an incipient dislike and distrust of that guy, and I only met him this morning

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Recent Examples of incipient Soon, Caserta was something of an unofficial clothier to the freaks and runaways and incipient rock stars who had begun to populate the area. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024 Orban is an incipient dictator who has erased much of Hungary’s democracy. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024 The resulting defense industrial cooperation and incipient integration is likely to go well beyond what existed among the twentieth-century axis partners. —

Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024 Instead, his nativist agenda would spread divisive conflict and mainly serve to fortify his presidential powers and enhance his image as the leader of an incipient authoritarian project. —

Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for incipient

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The nascent Internet of the age had told us that the capybara was a social creature—as many rodents are—and that having a single capy, without access to other animals, much less to his own kind, was unusual.

— Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
So far 30 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized online betting on sports, and the nascent U.S. industry is worth $10 billion and growing.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025