FORTY-EIGHTH Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word forty-eighth. (opposite meanings)

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	beginning				nounn
	noun • the event consisting of the start of something • the time at which something is supposed to begin • the first part or section of something • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • the act of starting something adjective satellite • serving to begin
	earliest				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adverb • with the least delay adjective satellite • (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
	first				verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
	adjective • preceding all others in time or space or degree • highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections noun • the first or highest in an ordering or series • the first element in a countable series • the time at which something is supposed to begin • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) • an honours degree of the highest class • the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving adverb • before anything else • the initial time • before another in time, space, or importance • prominently forward adjective satellite • serving to begin • ranking above all others • serving to set in motion
	foremost				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adverb • prominently forward • before anything else adjective satellite • ranking above all others • preceding all others in spatial position • situated closest to the bow
	inaugural				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction noun • an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) • the ceremonial induction into a position adjective satellite • serving to set in motion
	initial				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • the first letter of a word (especially a person's name) adjective satellite • occurring at the beginning verb • mark with one's initials
	opening				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • first or beginning noun • an open or empty space in or between things • a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise • becoming open or being made open • the first performance (as of a theatrical production) • the act of opening something • opportunity especially for employment or promotion • the initial part of the introduction • a possible alternative • an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity • a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made • an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship • a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess • the first of a series of actions
	original				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of noun • an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made • something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies adjective satellite • preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed • (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary • not derived or copied or translated from something else
	preceding				adjectiveadj
	adjective • existing or coming before adjective satellite • of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
	primary				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary noun • a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen • one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing • (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it • coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit adjective satellite • not derived from or reducible to something else; basic • most important element • of or being the essential or basic part