inchoate

adjective
UK: /ɪnˈkəʊ.ət/
US: /ɪnˈkoʊ.ət/

  1. Only partly formed or not yet completely developed.

    1. The plan is still inchoate.
    2. The company had inchoate ideas about expanding the business abroad.

  2. Just beginning to form; incipient.

    1. The project is in an inchoate stage.
    2. There was an inchoate sense of excitement in the air before the show.

Synonyms

rudimentary undeveloped immature embryonic nascent incipient

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The word "inchoate" in English means: Only partly formed or not yet completely developed., Just beginning to form; incipient..

The phonetic transcription of "inchoate" is /ɪnˈkəʊ.ət/ in British English and /ɪnˈkoʊ.ət/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "inchoate": rudimentary, undeveloped, immature, embryonic, nascent, incipient.

Example usage of "inchoate": "The plan is still inchoate.". More examples on the page.