inceptive

1. 1.

   initial

   “inchoative stages”

   Synonymsinchoative

   Similarimmature

Questions about inceptive

What does inceptive mean?

inceptive means "initial".

How many syllables are in inceptive?

inceptive has 3 syllables: in-cep-tive. The stress falls on "in".

What is another word for inceptive?

Close synonyms include inchoative. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is inceptive a common word?

inceptive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.