Antonyms for incipient


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-sip-ee-uhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪp i ənt


Definition of incipient

Origin :
  • 1660s, from Latin incipientem (nominative incipiens), present participle of incipere "begin, take up," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + -cipere, comb. form of capere "to take" (see capable).
  • adj developing
Example sentences :
  • He, too, was found to be suffering from incipient tuberculosis.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • How ludicrous is the incipient inebriety of a man who wears spectacles!
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • William was straining at his collar and growling like an incipient thunderstorm.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • His eyes were ringed and bloodshot with fatigue, and with incipient snow-blindness.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • He had reached the incipient stages of regret of his rash promise.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Not so, however, with the first timid bud of incipient interest.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
  • And a flush of incipient anger spread now on her fair cheek.
  • Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
  • It was a factitious strength, the restlessness of incipient insanity.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • "He hates me," said Mrs. Travers, and frowned at d'Alcacer's incipient smile.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • As such, they are associated with incipient centralized authority.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

Synonyms for incipient

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