INCHOATE Synonyms

• of an organism prior to birth or hatching

• in an early stage of development

• being born or beginning

• being or involving basic facts or principles

• being in the earliest stages of development

• not fully developed in mature animals

• at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

• being or occurring at an early stage of development

• of an early stage in the development of a language or literature

• during an early stage

• before the usual time or the time expected

• in good time

• belonging to the distant past

• very young

• expected in the near future

• not complete or total; not completed

• not yet finished

• the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)

• occurring at the beginning

• mark with one's initials

• not developed, mature, or fully formulated

• not developed, improved, exploited or used

• not brought to the desired final state

• not brought to an end or conclusion

• lacking a surface finish such as paint

• not having form or shape

• not formed or organized

• of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions

• lacking a visible order or organization

• completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing

• mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently

• perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

• lacking orderly continuity

• having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity

• thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

• of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education

• easy and not involved or complicated

• of or being the essential or basic part

• characteristic of a lack of maturity

• (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

• not fully developed or mature; not ripe

• not yet mature

• (of birds) not yet having developed feathers