💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Start up"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| commenceverb | (intransitive) To begin, start. |
| beginverb | (ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. |
| startverb | The beginning of an activity. |
| embark onverb | get off the ground |
| upstartnoun | One who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous. |
| spring upverb | (intransitive) To appear suddenly. |
| start outverb | To begin. |
| kick offverb | (ambitransitive, idiomatic) To start; to launch; to set in motion. |
| rocket upverb | (intransitive, colloquial) To grow or increase sharply. |
| break outverb | (intransitive) To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly. |
| astartnoun | (intransitive) To start up. |
| upstartleverb | (transitive, archaic) To cause to rise up in startlement. |
| run upverb | To run (towards someone or something); to hasten to a destination. |
| outstartnoun | (intransitive, obsolete) To start out or up. |
| bump upverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To increase something suddenly. |
| break intoverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime. |
| kick startnoun | (figuratively) A fast or strong start; help with starting or beginning well. |
| jump outverb | (idiomatic) To emerge suddenly. |
| spring into actionverb | To begin doing something or become active suddenly and very quickly. |
| kick inverb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way; to begin functioning. |
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