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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

Open begins on Sunday, the 39-year-old with a legitimate case as the greatest ever to do it will be back on his endless quest for a 25th Grand Slam title—which may never come.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Bree begins the film desperately wanting gender-affirming surgery, so much so that her urgency incites the film’s madcap mumblecore events.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

University of Arizona faculty and students will be watching from Cape Canaveral as Roman begins its journey toward science operations, which are expected to start in January 2027.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

The much more obvious stage starts at 03:33, as Earth's darker central shadow begins moving across the lunar surface, with maximum eclipse occurring at 05:12, external.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Ama begins sliding toward the window as well, and Autumn reaches out to grab her ankle.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer