Initially we had some problems with our computer system, but they've been sorted out now.
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Initially
/ɪˈnɪʃəli/
Synonyms for "initially" (38 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Adverb(4 words)
at firstab initioas a baselineas a starting point
Strong matches (11)
Related words (19)
first thingfirstlyfrom the beginningin the beginningmainlyoriginallyprimarilyprimitivelyprimoprincipally
Adverb(4 words)
for a startin the beginningto begin withto start with
Adjective(3 words)
Noun(2 words)
more foundationalmore introductory
Related word relations
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More general
4 entriesadverb of timediscourse markertemporal adverbtextual adverb
More specific
11 entriesat the outsetat the startbaseline assumptionearly onfirst pointin the early stagesin the initial phaseinitial claiminitial parameteropening pointstarting condition
Collocations
6 entriesinitially assumedinitially evidentinitially observedinitially plannedinitially proposedinitially reported
Inflections
2 entriesmore initiallymost initially
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Initially I found it difficult to deal with my new environment.
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It was much worse than we initially thought.
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Initially this gave rise to gossip among petty people, and it gradually provoked criticism from members of our family.
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