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| Main Entry: | commence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start action |
| Synonyms: | arise, begin, come into being, come into existence, embark on, enter upon, get cracking, get going, get one's feet wet, get show on road, hit the ground running, inaugurate, initiate, jump into, kick off*, launch, lead off, open, originate, start the ball rolling, take up, tear into |
| Antonyms: | cease, complete, end, finish, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dig in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin with enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | bite, burrow, chew, commence, consume, delve, eat, rise, spring, set about, start eating |
| Antonyms: | avoid, delay, postpone, procrastinate |
| Main Entry: | embark |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get on transportation object |
| Synonyms: | board, commence, enter, launch, set sail, emplane, entrain, go aboard ship, leave port, plunge into, put on board, set about, set out, take on board, take ship |
| Antonyms: | disembark, stay |
| Main Entry: | embark on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin undertaking, journey |
| Synonyms: | broach, commence, engage, enter, get off, initiate, launch, open, start, take up, jump off, plunge into, set about, set out, set to, tee off |
| Main Entry: | fall to |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set about doing |
| Synonyms: | begin, buckle down*, commence, pitch in*, start, undertake, apply oneself to, be up to, jump in, wade into |
| Antonyms: | forget, ignore, neglect, be idle, laze |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inaugurate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; install |
| Synonyms: | bow, break in, break the ice*, commence, commission, dedicate, induct, initiate, institute, introduce, invest, jump, launch, make up, open, ordain, originate, set up, start, get things rolling, get under way, instate, kick off*, set in motion, usher in |
| Antonyms: | adjourn, close, end, stop, uninstall |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | institute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; put into operation |
| Synonyms: | appoint, bow, break in, come out with, come up with, commence, constitute, create, enact, establish, fix, found, inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, introduce, invest, launch, make up, open, ordain, organize, originate, pioneer, set up, settle, start, bring into being, open up, rev, set in motion, usher in* |
| Antonyms: | cease, halt, prevent, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pitch in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help out |
| Synonyms: | aid, attack, begin, buckle down*, chip in, chip in*, come through, commence, contribute, contribute work, cooperate, do, do one's bit, fall to*, get cracking, get going, go to it, help, help; get busy, hop to it, join in, jump in, launch, lend a hand, lend a hand, participate, plunge into, set about, set to, subscribe, tackle, tee off, volunteer, wade in |
| Antonyms: | hinder, hurt, prevent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | preface |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | introduce |
| Synonyms: | begin, commence, launch, lead, open, precede, prefix, usher, lead up to |
| Notes: | the foreword is written by someone other than the author; the preface is written by the author or editor preface and foreword were once considered the same (Latin praefari 'speak before,' Germanic/Anglo-Saxon vorwort 'preface') but now preface is written by the author and foreword by someone else |
| Antonyms: | conclude, end, finish |
| Main Entry: | premise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hypothesize |
| Synonyms: | announce, assume, begin, commence, introduce, postulate, predicate, presume, presuppose, start, state, suppose, posit |
| Antonyms: | be factual |
| Main Entry: | take up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin or start again |
| Synonyms: | adopt, assume, carry on, commence, continue, embrace, enter, espouse, follow through, get off, go on, initiate, open, pick up, proceed, renew, resume, start, tackle, take on, undertake, become involved in, engage in, kick off, recommence, reopen, restart, set to, tee off |
| Antonyms: | complete, conclude, end, finish |
| Main Entry: | undertake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt, engage in |
| Synonyms: | agree, answer for, bargain, begin, commence, commit, contract, covenant, devote, embark, endeavor, enter upon, go about, go for, go into, guarantee, hazard, initiate, launch, move, offer, pitch in, pledge, promise, shoulder, stake, stipulate, tackle, take on, try, venture, volunteer, address oneself, commit oneself, fall into, go in for, have a hand in, have a try, make a run at, set about, set in motion, set out, take the plunge, take upon oneself, try out |
| Antonyms: | abstain, forego, forget |
| Main Entry: | arise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into being; proceed |
| Synonyms: | appear, begin, commence, derive, emanate, emerge, ensue, flow, follow, happen, head, issue, occur, originate, result, rise, spring, start, stem, come to light, crop up, set in |
| Main Entry: | begin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start |
| Synonyms: | activate, actualize, break the ice*, bring about, bring to pass, cause, commence, create, do, drive, effect, embark on, enter on, enter upon, establish, eventuate, found, generate, go ahead, go into, impel, inaugurate, induce, initiate, instigate, institute, introduce, launch, lead, make, motivate, mount, occasion, open, originate, prepare, produce, set up, trigger, undertake, break ground, get going, give birth to, give impulse, lay foundation for, make active, plunge into, set about, set in motion |
| Antonyms: | complete, conclude, consummate, end, finish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | break out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen, emerge |
| Synonyms: | appear, arise, begin, commence, erupt, explode, occur, start, burst forth, set in, spring up |
| Main Entry: | found |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring into being |
| Synonyms: | begin, commence, constitute, construct, create, endow, erect, establish, fashion, fix, form, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, organize, originate, plant, raise, settle, start, get going, ring in, settle up, start the ball rolling, start up |
| Antonyms: | destroy, end |
| Main Entry: | initiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start, introduce |
| Synonyms: | admit, begin, break the ice*, come out with, come up with, commence, dream up, enter, inaugurate, induct, install, institute, invest, launch, make up, open, originate, pioneer, set up, take in, take up, trigger, get ball rolling, get feet wet, get under way, instate, intro, kick off*, set in motion, usher in |
| Antonyms: | close, conclude, end, finish, terminate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | open |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin |
| Synonyms: | bow, commence, convene, embark, inaugurate, initiate, jump, launch, meet, raise the curtain*, sit, start, begin business, get things rolling, kick off, ring in, set in motion, set up shop, start the ball rolling |
| Antonyms: | close, conclude, end, finish, shut |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | originate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; spring |
| Synonyms: | arise, birth, come, come from, commence, dawn, derive, emanate, emerge, flow, issue, proceed, result, rise, start, stem, be born, come into existence, hail from |
| Antonyms: | end, finish, terminate |
| Main Entry: | start |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; come into existence |
| Synonyms: | activate, appear, arise, arouse, commence, create, depart, embark, engender, enter upon, establish, found, go ahead, hit the road*, inaugurate, incite, initiate, instigate, institute, introduce, issue, launch, leave, light, open, originate, pioneer, rise, rouse, sally forth, set up, spring, turn on, come into being, get going, get under way, lay foundation, make a beginning, see light, set in motion, set out, take first step, take the plunge |
| Antonyms: | complete, conclude, die, end, finish, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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