Synonyms for Start
22 senses across 2 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Start" (verb) include get down, begin, get, start out, set about.
Verb
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
"We began working at dawn" "Who will start?" "Get working as soon as the sun rises!" "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia" "He began early in the day" "Let's get down to work now"
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get downbegingetstart outset aboutset outcommence
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recommencestrike outfalljump offget toauspicateattackbreak inplungecome onembarkget cracking
set in motion, cause to start
"The U.S. started a war in the Middle East" "The Iraqis began hostilities" "begin a new chapter in your life"
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beginlead offcommence
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jumpstartrecommenceinaugurateset off
leave
"The family took off for Florida"
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departpartstart outset forthset offset outtake off
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take offroar offblazesally forth
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leave
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
"The DMZ begins right over the hill" "The second movement begins after the Allegro" "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
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begin
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eruptbudbreak outset indawnoriginate
bring into being
"He initiated a new program" "Start a foundation"
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originateinitiate
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lead upsetgo back
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make
get off the ground
"Who started this company?" "We embarked on an exciting enterprise" "I start my day with a good breakfast" "We began the new semester" "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM" "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
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start upembark oncommence
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inaugurateopen
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begin
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
"She startled when I walked into the room"
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startlejump
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shybogglerear backjackrabbit
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move
get going or set in motion
"We simply could not start the engine" "start up the computer"
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start up
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kick-starthot-wirerestartcrankjumpstart
begin or set in motion
"I start at eight in the morning" "Ready, set, go!"
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goget going
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go onget off the ground
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
"Take up a position" "start a new job"
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take up
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take office
play in the starting lineup
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play
have a beginning characterized in some specified way
"The novel begins with a murder" "My property begins with the three maple trees" "Her day begins with a workout" "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
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begin
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be
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
"begin a cigar" "She started the soup while it was still hot" "We started physics in 10th grade"
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begin
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act
bulge outward
"His eyes popped"
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protrudepoppop outbulgebulge outbug outcome out
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change shape
Antonyms
endstop
Noun
the beginning of anything
"it was off to a good start"
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beginning
the time at which something is supposed to begin
"they got an early start" "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
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beginningcommencementfirstoutsetget-gokickoffstarting timeshowtimeoffset
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point
a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
"he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital" "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
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starting
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turn
a sudden involuntary movement
"he awoke with a start"
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startlejump
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reflex
the act of starting something
"he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
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beginningcommencement
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change of state
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
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starting linescratchscratch line
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line
a signal to begin (as in a race)
"the starting signal was a green light" "the runners awaited the start"
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starting signal
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signal
the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
"with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
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head start
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advantage
Antonyms
middleendfinish
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