All germinal synonyms
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G g adj germinal
- developing β If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
- incipient β beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage: an incipient cold.
- promising β giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- growing β becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
- fledgling β a young bird just fledged.
- burgeoning β rapidly developing or growing; flourishing
- nascent β beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.
- immature β not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- undeveloped β not developed.
- introductory β serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- original β belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- basic β You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
- maturing β complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- opening β an open or clear space.
- young β being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
- potential β possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
- beginning β The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- antecedent β An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- leading β made of or containing lead: a lead pipe; a lead compound.
- inaugural β of or relating to an inauguration: Harding's inaugural address.
- pioneer β a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- infant β a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- initiative β an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
- fundamental β serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- virgin β a person who has never had sexual intercourse.
- first β being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- commencing β Begin; start.
- fresh β newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- pubescent β arriving or arrived at puberty.
- early β in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- developing β If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
- earliest β in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- foremost β Most prominent in rank, importance, or position.
- inchoate β not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- inceptive β beginning; initial.
- initiatory β introductory; initial: an initiatory step toward a treaty.
- headmost β most advanced; foremost.
- initial β of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- leadoff β an act that starts something; start; beginning.
adjective germinal
- flowering β bearing flowers.
- embryonic β Of or relating to an embryo.
- rudimentary β pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- evolving β Present participle of evolve.
- elementary β Of or relating to the most rudimentary aspects of a subject.
- primary β first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.