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start v.
come into being; become functional v.

VERB

start

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commence create do establish found go ahead go into inaugurate initiate introduce launch lead make open prepare produce set up undertake

STRONG

activate actualize cause drive effect eventuate generate impel induce instigate institute motivate mount occasion originate trigger

WEAK

break ground break the ice bring about bring to pass embark on enter on enter upon get going give birth to give impulse lay foundation for make active plunge into set about set in motion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease close conclude destroy end fail finish halt ignore lose neglect ruin stop

STRONG

check discourage dissuade prevent repress

WEAK

complete consummate die

VERB

come into being; become functional

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear come out commence emerge enter happen occur rise set start take off

STRONG

arise bud dawn emanate germinate originate sail spring sprout

WEAK

be born come forth come into existence crop up derive from get going get show on road get under way grow out of issue forth kick off make tick proceed from result from send off stem from

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complete disappear end finish hide leave stop

STRONG

die shrink

WEAK

conclude consummate

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begins

For Ternus the challenge is obvious: It is tough to grow a company that begins at such a lofty height.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The African Superplume is an enormous zone of rising mantle material that begins deep beneath southwest Africa and extends northeastward across the continent.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

All of which means that the moment when Burnham rises to address MPs on Tuesday may well be the point when his honeymoon period as prime minister ends and the hard work begins.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Play at SW19 begins at 11am local time and finishes at 11pm, even if the match has not been completed, in which case the players return to go again the next day.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

He develops a fever and begins to have delirious spells.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman