outset
noun
[ ˈaʊtsɛt ]
• the start or beginning of something.
• "the project was flawed from the outset"
Similar:
start,
starting point,
beginning,
arrival,
(first) appearance,
dawn,
birth,
origin,
inception,
conception,
opening,
launch,
inauguration,
institution,
initiation,
debut,
creation,
day one,
the first,
kick-off,
the word go,
commencement,