initially

1. 1.

   at the beginning

   “at first he didn't notice anything strange”

   Synonymsab initio

Questions about initially

What does initially mean?

initially means "at the beginning".

How many syllables are in initially?

initially has 4 syllables: in-it-ial-ly. The stress falls on "it". In IPA it is /ˌɪˈnɪʃəli/.

What is another word for initially?

Close synonyms include ab initio. 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 initially a common word?

initially is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.