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inchoate
just beginning and not yet fully formed
Synonyms
- undeveloped
- rudimentary
- nascent
Antonyms
- mature
- complete
- finished
inchoate in a sentence
The club began as an inchoate idea discussed after school.
The scientist described an inchoate theory that still needed evidence.
Where it comes from
From Latin incohare, meaning 'to begin.'
Memory hook
INCHOATE sounds like 'in-coat': the idea is still getting dressed, not fully ready.
Read it in context
- The Returning Hinge Science
- The Final Impression Arts
- The Chamber Argument Science