Start

//stɑːt//

Synonyms for "start" (503 found)

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Closest matches (101)

Strong matches (151)

creation cringe crop up curvet cutoff cutoff point cutting edge dart dawn dawning deadline deadwood delimitation departure determinant develop disintegrate dive in dive into division line

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dodge dog draw draw back drive drop duck edge embark embark on emerge emergence encouragement end enter enter on enter upon entrance establish establishment evade excite execute extremity fade falcon fall fall back fall off fall to fall to pieces father fight shy financing finish fire fissure fistfight flick flinch flip flirt float floor flounce flush fly apart flying start follow the hounds foment found foundation founding fowl fracture fresh start frontier generation genesis germ get busy get down get going get loose get off get to get under way get with it give a start give away give birth to give way go go ahead go forth go hunting go to it go to pieces gun handicap hang back hawk head head into head start hedge help high water mark high-water mark hippety-hop hit the road hitch hop hop to it hound hunt hunt down hurdle inaugurate inauguration inception infancy initiate initiation inside track institute institution interface introduce issue issue forth jack jacklight jar jerk jib jig

Verb(11 words)

dash depart embark on engage in execute get get down get going get on with go initiate

Noun(3 words)

first get-go head start

Related words (251)

jiggle jog joggle jolt jump jump a mile jump off jump over jump to it jump-off kick off kick-off launch launch into lay before lead leading edge leap leap over leapfrog

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leave liftoff light into limen limit limitation limiting factor line line of demarcation line of departure low-water mark lower limit make make a motion march mark mete moot move negotiate new departure odds offer a resolution oncoming onset open open up opening opportunity organize origin origination outbreak outset outsetting outstart overjump overleap overskip panic peel off pick pioneer pitch in pitch into pluck plunge into point of departure port of embarkation pose postulate pounce pounce on pounce upon prefer proceed produce propel propose proposition propound provoke prowl after pull pull back put forth put forward put in motion put it to quail recoil recommend reel back retreat ride to hounds ring up curtain rise run running start rupture sail into sally sally forth scare send send forth send off send-off set about set afloat set agoing set at set before set forth set forward set going set in set in motion set off set on foot set out set sail set to set to work set up setoff setout setting in motion setting-up sheer off shikar shock shoot shrink shrink back shy sidestep skedaddle ski jump skip snap snatch something extra something in reserve source split sponsorship sport spring spring a leak spring apart square one squinch stalk stampede start aside start back start going start in start off start out start up start-off starting starting gate starting line starting place starting point starting post starting signal steeplechase stick out still hunt still-hunt strike out submit sudden pull suggest swerve switch on tackle take on take up take-off takeoff target date term terminal date terminus threshold time allotment touch track trail turn turn aside turn on turn to tweak undertake unravel updive upleap upper hand upper limit upspring vantage vantage ground vantage point vault wade into weasel weasel out whip hand wince wrench yank yerk

Noun(12 words)

jump kickoff offset outset scratch scratch line showtime starting starting line starting signal starting time startle

Verb(21 words)

lead off originate part piss off pop pop out protrude put out ring up the curtain rock and roll run out set about set forth set off set out start out start up startle take off take up

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wake

How these synonyms differ

begin - 'Begin' is slightly more formal than 'start' and often preferred in writing. 'Start' works better for physical actions.
commence - 'Commence' is the most formal option, used in ceremonies, legal proceedings, and official contexts.
initiate - 'Initiate' implies formal or deliberate commencement, initiating a process, a conversation, or a project. More administrative.
launch - 'Launch' implies momentum and ambition, you launch products, campaigns, and careers. It suggests a public debut.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

14 relation types

More general

49 entries

act advantage alter be begin beginning cause change change form change of state change shape commence create deform exist get

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Antonyms

6 entries

complete end finish stop

Synonyms

13 entries

begin beginning blastoff depart departure get down liftoff originate protrude starting signal startle take off twitch

Related terms

7 entries

get started jump-start start off start on start out start up the terms derived from starting

capable of

1 entries

shine light

derived

74 entries

Delaware start a standing start alpine start astart black start bump-start by fits and starts by starts and leaps clubstart cold start down start false start flying start for a start fresh start

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distinct from

5 entries

beginning debarment disembarking finish landing

etymologically related_to

1 entries

stare

has context

7 entries

euphemistic horticulture law medical nautical sport sports

has first_subevent

1 entries

think

is a

5 entries

advantage beginning line turn usually to begin

manner of

2 entries

begin play

related to

87 entries

action activity alarm appearance arm at beginning at start awaken begin begin now begin something beginning beginning move board game bottom bottom left

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similar

1 entries

begin

Translations

504 translations across 96 languages.

Afrikaans

3 entries

aangaan verb (to begin)
aangaan verb (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)
aangaan verb (of an activity, to begin)

Albanian

4 entries

fillimi noun (beginning of an activity)
nisja noun (beginning of an activity)
nisja noun (beginning point of a race)
Nis verb (to begin)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

ἀρχή noun (beginning of an activity)
ἄρχομαι verb (to begin)

Arabic

4 entries

اِبْتِدَاء noun (beginning of an activity)
نَجْمَة noun (beginning of an activity)
نَجْمَة noun (beginning point of a race)
بدا verb (to begin)

Armenian

4 entries

մեկնարկ noun (beginning point of a race)
սկիզբ noun (beginning of an activity)
սկսել verb (to begin)
սկսվել verb (of an activity, to begin)

Aromanian

4 entries

ahurhescu verb (to begin)
apãrnjescu verb (to begin)
ntsep verb (to begin)
ãnchisescu verb (to begin)

Assamese

2 entries

আৰম্ভ noun (beginning of an activity)
আৰম্ভ কৰ verb (to begin)

Asturian

1 entries

entamar verb (to begin)

Azerbaijani

3 entries

başlamaq verb (to begin)
işə salmaq verb (to set in motion)
işə salmaq verb (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)

Belarusian

4 entries

пача́так noun (beginning of an activity)
пача́цца verb (to begin)
пача́ць verb (to begin)
пачына́цца verb (to begin)

Bengali

4 entries

আগাজ noun (beginning of an activity)
ইবতিদা noun (beginning of an activity)
শুরু noun (beginning of an activity)
শুরু করা verb (to begin)

Bulgarian

4 entries

нача́ло noun (beginning of an activity)
разсад noun (horticulture: young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later)
сепване noun (sudden involuntary movement)
старт noun (beginning point of a race)

Burmese

1 entries

စ verb (to begin)

Catalan

4 entries

començar verb (to begin)
començar verb (to set in motion)
començar verb (of an activity, to begin)
començar verb (to have its origin (at), begin)

Central Kurdish

3 entries

سەرەتا noun (beginning of an activity)
دەسپێکردن verb (to begin)
دەسپێکردن verb (of an activity, to begin)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᏓᎴᏂᎭ verb (to begin)

Chickasaw

1 entries

malichi verb (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

開始 /开始 verb (to begin)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

起点 noun (beginning point of a race)
開始 /开始 noun (beginning of an activity)
启动 verb (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)
胡鬧 /胡闹 verb (to jerk suddenly in surprise)

Czech

4 entries

start noun (beginning point of a race)
začátek noun (beginning of an activity)
začínat verb (to begin)
začít verb (to begin)

Dalmatian

1 entries

nizuor verb (to begin)

Danish

4 entries

begyndelse noun (beginning of an activity)
ryk noun (sudden involuntary movement)
spjæt noun (sudden involuntary movement)
start noun (beginning point of a race)

Dutch

4 entries

aanvang noun (beginning of an activity)
begin noun (beginning of an activity)
start noun (beginning of an activity)
startlijn noun (beginning point of a race)

Eastern Mari

1 entries

тӱҥалаш verb (to begin)

Esperanto

4 entries

ekmovo noun (sudden involuntary movement)
eko noun (beginning of an activity)
komenco noun (beginning of an activity)
eki verb (to begin)

Faroese

2 entries

byrjan noun (beginning of an activity)
hveppa verb (to jerk suddenly in surprise)

Finnish

4 entries

alku noun (beginning of an activity)
aloitus noun (beginning of an activity)
aloituskokoonpano noun (appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match)
hätkähdys noun (sudden involuntary movement)

French

4 entries

début noun (beginning of an activity)
départ noun (beginning of an activity)
départ noun (beginning point of a race)
commencer verb (to begin)

Friulian

1 entries

comença verb (to begin)

Galician

4 entries

arrancar verb (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)
comezar verb (to begin)
comezar verb (to set in motion)
iniciar verb (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)

Georgian

3 entries

დასაწყისი noun (beginning of an activity)
სტარტი noun (beginning point of a race)
დაწყება verb (to begin)

German

4 entries

Anfang noun (beginning of an activity)
Beginn noun (beginning of an activity)
Ruck noun (sudden involuntary movement)
Start noun (beginning point of a race)

Gothic

3 entries

𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 noun (beginning of an activity)
𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹 noun (beginning of an activity)
𐌳𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to begin)

Greek

4 entries

αρχή noun (beginning of an activity)
αφετηρία noun (beginning point of a race)
εκκίνηση noun (beginning point of a race)
ξεκίνημα noun (beginning of an activity)

Haitian Creole

2 entries

kòmansman noun (beginning of an activity)
komanse verb (to begin)

Hebrew

4 entries

התחלה noun (beginning of an activity)
התחלה noun (beginning point of a race)
התחיל verb (to begin)
התחיל verb (to set in motion)

Hindi

1 entries

शुरू करना verb (to begin)

Hungarian

4 entries

kezdet noun (beginning of an activity)
rajt noun (beginning point of a race)
rándulás noun (sudden involuntary movement)
start noun (beginning point of a race)

Icelandic

4 entries

byrjun noun (beginning of an activity)
upphaf noun (beginning of an activity)
upphaf noun (beginning point of a race)
viðbragð noun (sudden involuntary movement)

Ido

1 entries

komenco noun (beginning of an activity)

Inari Sami

1 entries

algâ noun (beginning of an activity)

Indonesian

1 entries

menjalankan verb (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)

Ingrian

4 entries

alku noun (beginning of an activity)
alutos noun (beginning of an activity)
alkaa verb (to begin)
aluttaa verb (to begin)

Irish

3 entries

geit noun (sudden involuntary movement)
cuir tús le verb (to begin)
geit verb (to jerk suddenly in surprise)

Italian

4 entries

avvio noun (beginning of an activity)
avvio noun (beginning point of a race)
inizio noun (beginning of an activity)
partenza noun (beginning of an activity)

Japanese

4 entries

スタート noun (beginning of an activity)
スタート地点 noun (beginning point of a race)
出だし noun (beginning of an activity)
初め noun (beginning of an activity)

Khiamniungan Naga

2 entries

yô noun (beginning of an activity)
yōlòuh noun (beginning of an activity)

Korean

4 entries

시작 noun (beginning of an activity)
움찔함 noun (sudden involuntary movement)
처음 noun (beginning of an activity)
흠칫함 noun (sudden involuntary movement)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

баштоо verb (to begin)

Latin

4 entries

exordium noun (beginning of an activity)
orīgō noun (beginning of an activity)
incipiō verb (to begin)
initiō verb (to begin)

Macedonian

1 entries

по́четок noun (beginning of an activity)

Malay

1 entries

menjalankan verb (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)

Manchu

1 entries

ᡶᡠᡴᠵᡳᠨ noun (beginning of an activity)

Marathi

1 entries

सुरू करणे verb (to begin)

Mizo

4 entries

bul noun (beginning of an activity)
tìr noun (beginning of an activity)
ṭan noun (beginning of an activity)
ṭanna noun (beginning of an activity)

Māori

4 entries

kahuki noun (sudden involuntary movement)
oho noun (sudden involuntary movement)
ohorere noun (sudden involuntary movement)
ohotata noun (sudden involuntary movement)

Neapolitan

1 entries

accumencià verb (to set in motion)

Nepali

1 entries

शुरू गर्नु verb (to begin)

Norman

3 entries

c'menchi verb (to begin)
c'menchi verb (of an activity, to begin)
stèrter verb (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)

North Frisian

1 entries

öönfange verb (to begin)

Norwegian

2 entries

begynne verb (to begin)
starte verb (to set in motion)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

opphav noun (beginning point of a race)
rykk noun (sudden involuntary movement)

Occitan

3 entries

ressaut noun (sudden involuntary movement)
subresaut noun (sudden involuntary movement)
començar verb (to begin)

Ojibwe

1 entries

maad verb (to begin)

Old English

1 entries

onġinnan verb (to begin)

Old French

3 entries

comencier verb (to begin)
comencier verb (to set in motion)
comencier verb (of an activity, to begin)

Pennsylvania German

1 entries

Aabeginn noun (beginning of an activity)

Persian

2 entries

آغاز noun (beginning of an activity)
آغازیدن verb (to begin)

Polish

4 entries

początek noun (beginning of an activity)
start noun (beginning point of a race)
zaczątek noun (beginning of an activity)
poderwać się verb (to jerk suddenly in surprise)

Portuguese

4 entries

começo noun (beginning of an activity)
início noun (beginning of an activity)
largada noun (beginning point of a race)
partida noun (beginning point of a race)

Romanian

4 entries

început noun (beginning of an activity)
porni verb (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)
începe verb (to begin)
începe verb (to set in motion)

Russian

4 entries

нача́ло noun (beginning of an activity)
рыво́к noun (sudden involuntary movement)
старт noun (beginning of an activity)
старт noun (beginning point of a race)

Sanskrit

2 entries

आद noun (beginning of an activity)
आरम्भ noun (beginning of an activity)

Santali

1 entries

ᱮᱦᱳᱵ verb (to begin)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

clisgeadh noun (sudden involuntary movement)
leum noun (sudden involuntary movement)
toiseach noun (beginning of an activity)
leum verb (to jerk suddenly in surprise)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

pokret noun (sudden involuntary movement)
polazište noun (beginning point of a race)
početak noun (beginning of an activity)
početak noun (beginning point of a race)

Shan

1 entries

တႄႇ verb (to begin)

Sicilian

4 entries

inizziu noun (beginning of an activity)
partenza noun (beginning point of a race)
scantazzu noun (sudden involuntary movement)
abbaguttiri verb (to jerk suddenly in surprise)

Slovak

3 entries

začiatok noun (beginning of an activity)
začať verb (to begin)
začínať verb (to begin)

Slovene

3 entries

začetek noun (beginning of an activity)
zagnati verb (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)
začeti verb (to begin)

Southern Altai

1 entries

баштаар verb (to begin)

Spanish

4 entries

comienzo noun (beginning of an activity)
empezamiento noun (beginning of an activity)
empiece noun (beginning of an activity)
empiezo noun (beginning of an activity)

Sranan Tongo

2 entries

bigin noun (beginning of an activity)
bigin verb (to begin)

Swahili

1 entries

anza verb (to begin)

Swedish

4 entries

ryck noun (sudden involuntary movement)
start noun (beginning of an activity)
börja verb (to begin)
börja verb (of an activity, to begin)

Sylheti

1 entries

ꠡꠥꠞꠥ ꠇꠞꠣ verb (to begin)

Tagalog

3 entries

simula noun (beginning of an activity)
simula noun (beginning point of a race)
magsimula verb (to begin)

Tamil

4 entries

ஆரம்பம் noun (beginning of an activity)
தொடக்கம் noun (beginning of an activity)
ஆரம்பி verb (to begin)
கிளப்பு verb (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)

Telugu

2 entries

ఆరంభము noun (beginning of an activity)
ప్రారంభము noun (beginning of an activity)

Thai

3 entries

ตั้งต้น verb (to begin)
เริ่ม verb (to begin)
เริ่มต้น verb (to begin)

Turkish

3 entries

başlangıç noun (beginning of an activity)
start noun (beginning point of a race)
başlamak verb (to begin)

Ukrainian

4 entries

поча́ток noun (beginning of an activity)
поча́ти verb (to begin)
поча́тися verb (to begin)
почина́ти verb (to begin)

Uzbek

1 entries

boshlamoq verb (to begin)

Venetan

1 entries

scuminsiar verb (to begin)

Vietnamese

2 entries

bắt đầu noun (beginning of an activity)
bắt đầu verb (to begin)

Welsh

1 entries

cychwyn noun (beginning of an activity)

Sample sentences

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Do you believe war will start?

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You should start as early as you can.

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You ought to be on time if you start now.

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It is necessary for you to start now.

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