Inchoate Beginning Nascent Idea Software Application Wasn’t Completely Thought

Both nascent and inchoate refer to the beginning stages of something, but inchoate, depending on how it’s used, sometimes emphasizes what is not present in the beginning stages, focusing on the more “lacking” aspects of a beginning. This is in contrast to nascent, which could stress the more developing, growing, positive aspects of the beginning stages.

“Her nascent idea for a new software application wasn’t completely thought out yet, but it had such potential that investors were already lining up.”

“Her inchoate idea for a new software application wasn’t completely thought out yet, which meant that she had a lot of work to do before investors lined up.”