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Begin

🔄 Synonyms of "Begin"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
commenceverb	(intransitive) To begin, start.
startverb	The beginning of an activity.
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
set aboutverb	(intransitive) To start doing or to devote oneself to some task; to set upon.
set outverb	(intransitive) To start an activity with the intention of finishing it.
embark onverb	get off the ground
start upverb	(transitive) To commence the operation of; to activate; to launch.
start outverb	To begin.
lead offverb	(baseball) To be the first batter of an inning.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
terminateverb	(transitive) To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
ceaseverb	(formal, intransitive) To stop.
endnoun	The terminal point of something in space or time.
finishverb	(transitive) To complete (something).

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
commenceverb	(intransitive) To begin, start.
startverb	The beginning of an activity.
set aboutverb	(intransitive) To start doing or to devote oneself to some task; to set upon.
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
set outverb	(intransitive) To start an activity with the intention of finishing it.
start upverb	(transitive) To commence the operation of; to activate; to launch.
start outverb	To begin.
lead offverb	(baseball) To be the first batter of an inning.
embark onverb	get off the ground
startingnoun	The act of something that starts.
startupnoun	A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.
comeverb	To move toward the speaker.
outsetverb	(Internet, CSS, transitive) To cause (a design element) to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset.
becomeverb	(copulative, rather formal, followed by an adjective or a noun) begin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
commencementnoun	(education) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
openingnoun	An act or instance of making or becoming open.
proceedverb	To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
enterverb	(intransitive) To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
inceptionnoun	The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
bringverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.