(nas-cent) 2 syllables

Definition

adjective. beginning to exist; emerging.

Example Sentence

The country's nascent economy was devastated by an earthquake.

Synonyms

new; beginning to exist; emerging

Antonyms

dying; shrinking; withering

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Rhymes

  • nascent

  • adjacent
  • complacent
  • complaisant