Start

/stɑːt/

Synonyms for "start" (660 found)

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Verb(19 words)

beginactivate timeractivated activates actuate animate began beginsbug outbulgebulge outcause motioncauses motioncome outcommencecommence actioncommenced commences commencing

Noun(25 words)

beginning commencement jump actioning activate activating activationapplication processarising basis beginbirth of modern scienceblastoff booting bootsbootstrap projectcall to ordercause chaincoax commence

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commence nowcommencements commissioningcrank up rotationcranking

aace in the holeactivate advance advantage aid allowance alpha alphabet arise assistance attack attempt avoid backing base basisbe offbe startledbeat

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beget begin beginning beginnings birth blanchblast awayblast offblast-off blench blink bob boggle boltborder linebounce bound boundaryboundary conditionboundary linebourn breakbreak boundarybreak openbreak upbreakoff pointbrewbring beforebring forwardbring upbroach buck buckjump bulge bundlebundle offburst capriolecarry awayceiling chance chase circumscription clearcoign of vantagecoincome apartcome offcome undonecome unstuckcome upcommence commencementcommend to attentioncompass conception confine constitute core course crackcrack upcreate creation cringecrop upcurvet

Adjective(1 words)

active term

Strong matches (198)

cutoffcutoff pointcutting edgedart dawn dawning deadline deadwood delimitation depart determinant develop disintegratedive indive intodivision linedodge dog drawdraw back

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drive drop duck edge embarkembark onemerge emergence encouragement end enterenter onenter uponentrance establish establishment evade excite extremity fade falcon fallfall backfall offfall tofall to piecesfatherfight shyfinancing finish fire fissure flick flinch flip flirt float floor flounce flushfly apartflying startfollow the houndsfoment found foundation founding fowl fracturefresh startfrontier generation genesis germget busyget goingget looseget offget toget under wayget with itgive a startgive awaygive birth togive waygogo aheadgo forthgo huntinggo to itgo to piecesgun handicaphang backhawk headhead intohead starthedge helphigh water markhigh-water markhippety-hophit the roadhitch hophop to ithound hunthunt downhurdle inaugurate inauguration inception infancy initiate initiationinside trackinstitute institution interface introduce issueissue forthjack jacklight jar jerk jib jig

Noun(36 words)

dash embarkation embarkations embarking embarkment engage execs firing first flinchflip switchfull scale launchgame tipoffgavel get-gogo termground floorgroundbreakhead startignite

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inaugurating inced inceptioninception phaseinceptions ingress initializing initiate initiates initiating initiations initiative-taking initio institutesitalian lanciarejerk

Verb(29 words)

dawned departembark onembarked embarks energizeenter itemestablish a clubexecute an orderexecute operationform a choirform a routinefound a clubfounded getget downget goinggogo ahead cuego biological process

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inaugurated inaugurates induced initialise initialize initiate initiated instigate instigated

Adjective(3 words)

initialinitial long moveinitial stage

Related words (330)

jiggle jog joggle jolt jumpjump a milejump offjump overjump to itjump-offkick offkick-off launchlaunch intolay beforeleadleading edgeleapleap overleapfrog

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leavelight intolimen limit limitationlimiting factorlineline of demarcationline of departurelow-water marklower limitmakemake a motionmarch mark mete moot move negotiatenew departureoddsoffer a resolutiononcoming onset openopen upopening opportunity organize origin originate origination outbreak outset outsetting outstart overjump overleap overskip panicpeel offpick pioneerpitch inpitch intopluckplunge intopoint of departureport of embarkationpose postulate pouncepounce onpounce uponprefer proceed produce propel propose proposition propound protrude provokeprowl afterpullpull backput forthput forwardput in motionput it toquail recoil recommendreel backretreatride to houndsrise runrunning startrupturesail intosallysally forthscare sendsend forthsend offsend-offset aboutset afloatset agoingset atset beforeset forthset forwardset goingset inset in motionset offset on footset outset sailset toset to workset upsetoff setoutsetting in motionsetting-upsheer offshikar shock shoot shrinkshrink backshy sidestep skedaddleski jumpskip snap snatchsomething extrasomething in reservesplit sponsorship sport springspring a leakspring apartsquare onesquinch stalk stampedestart asidestart backstart goingstart instart offstart outstart upstart-off startingstarting gatestarting linestarting placestarting pointstarting poststartle steeplechasestick outstill huntstill-huntstrike outsubmitsudden pullsuggest swerveswitch ontackletake offtake ontake uptake-off takeofftarget datetermterminal dateterminus thresholdtime allotmenttouch track trail turnturn asideturn onturn totweak twitch undertake unravel updive upleapupper handupper limitupspring vantagevantage groundvantage pointvaultwade intoweaselweasel outwhip handwince wrench yank yerk

Noun(70 words)

joltjump intojumpstart kick kicking kickoff kickoffs kicks launce launch launches launchinglaunching bandleap liftoffmore triggermotionmotor energizationmotor startupneighborhood garden project

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offset onsetonset of illnessonset of movementonsetsopen ended tasksopen gatheringopen meeting rulesopening a bookoriginorigin firingoriginal workoriginating fromoutset outsets play plungespower up devicespowering preface prefacing primes proceedingprogram launchpull outroot sail sanding scratchscratch lineseedling seedlings servessetting outshowtimesingle pushsound triggersource startingstarting linestarting signalstarting timestartletask executiontee trigger triggering ushers wakes whirring

Verb(36 words)

jump kickedlaunch a balllaunch a campaignlaunchedlead offnucleate opened opens originate originates originating part poppop outprefaced proceeded protrudeset aboutset forth

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set offset outset out detailssow seedsparked spawned sprangstart outstart upstartletake offtake uptriggeredturn the wheelsundertaken whirred

Adjective(5 words)

open discussion sessionopen languageopenestprime categorystarting motion

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.

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More general

58 entries

act action advantage alter be begin beginning cause changechange formchange of statechange shapecommence create deform exist

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More specific

15 entries

birthplace boot flinch inception initialization jerk jump kickoff leap onset opening origin outset root startle

Collocations

8 entries

early startfresh startkickoff eventstart buttonstart datestart linestart timestartup company

Inflections

3 entries

started starting starts

Derivations

3 entries

starter starting startup

Antonyms

2 entries

finish stop

similar

1 entries

begin

Sample sentences

55 total sentences available.

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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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