alpha

equivalents

explorative

exploratory

important

of import

synonyms

A

beginning

blast-off

breaking-in

commencement

creation

cutting edge

dawn

dawning

edge

establishment

first

first blush

first glance

first impression

first inning

first lap

first move

first round

first sight

first stage

first step

flying start

foundation

fresh start

gambit

genesis

initial

initiative

institution

jump-off

kick-off

le premier pas

leading edge

new departure

oncoming

onset

opening

opening move

origin

origination

outbreak

outset

outstart

prime

primitiveness

primitivity

running start

send-off

setout

hypernyms

alphabetic character

letter

letter of the alphabet

start

etymologically-related-terms

alphabet

alphabet soup

alphabetical

alphabetical order

alphanumeric

same-contexts

X-ray

alphanumeric

beta

biological

delta

diagnostic

digital

electro-magnetic

gamma

infrared

molecular

multiple

nuclear

optical

radiation

theta

rhymes

alfa

alfalfa