It was the coldest inaugural day in the nation's history.
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Inaugural
/ɪˈnɔːɡəɹəl/
Synonyms for "inaugural" (172 found)
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Closest matches (35)
Adjective(3 words)
abecedarianaboriginaladdressadvancedafter-dinner speechallocutionantecedentantenatalanteriorautochthonousavant gardeavant-gardebaccalaureate servicebeginningbuddingcelebrationceremonialceremonychalk talkchief
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Strong matches (51)
exerciseexercisesexhortationexordialexploratoryfetalfilibusterfirstforemostforensicforensic addressformalformal speechformalityformativefoundationalfunctionfundamentalfuneral orationgestatory
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graduationgraduation exercisesharangueheadmosthortatory addressin embryoin its infancyin the budinaugural addressinaugurationinceptiveinchoateinchoativeincipientincunabularinductioninfantinfantileinitialinitiationinitiative
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(5 words)
Related words (86)
Adjective(9 words)
initiativeinitiatorymaidenopeningopening addressopening ceremonyopening speechpreliminarystarting value
initiatoryinstallationintroductoryinvectiveinventiveinvestiturejeremiadleadingliturgymummerynascentnatalobservanceofficeorationoriginalparturientpep talkperformanceperoration
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philippicpitchpostnatalprecedentprecedingprecessionalprecursoryprefatorypregnantpreliminarypreludialprelusiveprenatalpreparatoryprepared speechprepared textprevenientprimalprimaryprimeprimevalprimitiveprimogenialpriorprocreativeproemialpropaedeuticpublic speechreadingrecitalrecitationreligious ceremonyriterite de passagerite of passageritualrudimentalrudimentarysales talksalutatorysalutatory addresssayscreedserviceset speechsolemnitysolemnizationspeechspeechificationspeechingtalktalkathontiradeurvaledictionvaledictoryvaledictory address
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10 entriesfirst editioninaugural addressinaugural ceremonyinaugural issueinaugural lectureinaugural speechopening ceremonypilot editionpolicy addressswearing ceremony
Collocations
7 entriesinaugural addressinaugural ceremonyinaugural editioninaugural eventinaugural issueinaugural lectureinaugural year
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
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1 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
He was invited by the President to the White House inaugural ball.
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His inaugural speech moved her to tears.
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America’s first president, George Washington, gave the shortest inaugural address.
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