Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun initial

1 sense of initial

Sense 1
initial -- (the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name")
       => letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character -- (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb initial

1 sense of initial

Sense 1
initial -- (mark with one's initials)
       => sign -- (be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera")

Antonyms of adj initial

1 sense of initial

Sense 1
initial -- (occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation")

INDIRECT (VIA first) -> last -- (coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel")

Similarity of adj initial

1 sense of initial

Sense 1
initial -- (occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation")
       => first (vs. last) -- (preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training")