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begins

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

Example Sentences

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The team begins more comprehensive organized-team activities next week.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Some doughs require days of fermenting before baking begins.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

According to the researchers, the first stage begins earlier in life when the body experiences various forms of disruption.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

But it warned this rate of growth would slow to between 4% and 5% between May and July as the rising cost of living begins to bite.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

These entries are from Leonardo’s notebooks, which he begins as a young man and continues for the rest of his life.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day