All inchoate synonyms
in·cho·ate
I i adj inchoate
- amorphous — Something that is amorphous has no clear shape or structure.
- formless — lacking a definite or regular form or shape; shapeless.
- immature — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- imperfect — not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge.
- incipient — beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage: an incipient cold.
- preliminary — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
- rudimentary — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- shapeless — having no definite or regular shape or form: a shapeless mass of clay.
- unfinished — not finished; incomplete or unaccomplished.
- unformed — not definitely shaped; shapeless or formless.
- inceptive — beginning; initial.
- unshaped — not shaped or definitely formed.
- nascent — beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.
adjective inchoate
- undeveloped — not developed.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- budding — If you describe someone as, for example, a budding businessman or a budding artist, you mean that they are starting to succeed or become interested in business or art.
- developing — 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.
- emergent — An emergent property.
- early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- embryonic — Of or relating to an embryo.
- elementary — Of or relating to the most rudimentary aspects of a subject.