Synonyms of drawing board

drawing board

noun

as in first base

Synonyms & Similar Words

• first base
• ground zero
• day one
• beginning
• start
• square one
• baseline
• commencement
• outset
• alpha
• inception
• genesis
• kickoff
• launch
• initiation
• threshold
• onset
• morning
• birth
• dawn
• founding
• inauguration
• creation
• institution
• spring
• fountain
• germ
• source
• origination
• incipiency
• get-go
• git-go
• well
• incipience
• origin
• cradle
• arrival
• nascence
• dawning
• opening
• debut
• emergence
• nascency
• root
• wellspring
• advent
• childhood
• appearance
• seedbed
• infancy
• début
• fountainhead
• youth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• close
• conclusion
• end
• ending
• period
• completion
• closing
• termination
• omega
• stop
• finish
• closure
• cessation
• finale
• windup

Examples of drawing board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the Sackett case could send the agency back to the drawing board, according to Paul Botts, the president and executive director of the Wetlands Initiative. —Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2023

However, later on, issues might arise within the group, or a flawed plan could require you all to go back to the drawing board. —Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023

This sends both proponents and opponents of increasing the minimum wage back to the drawing board. —Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023

There are also concepts on the drawing board for Titan submarine and a tunneling machine on Europa. —Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2020