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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

"It will be a hot day with plenty of sunshine, although as the event begins there may be some high cloud towards the western horizon where the eclipse will take place."

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

A trial in Tennessee is currently under way, and the next trial, brought by four state attorneys general, begins jury selection in Oakland next week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The findings suggest that this immune remodeling begins in midlife and may help explain how aging contributes to the long lasting brain inflammation often seen in neurodegenerative diseases.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

The melodrama begins early on with the opening track, “Te Llevas To” — a moody EDM elegy that explores the loss of one’s self after a relationship ends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

One of their productions, Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito, begins and ends with a heavenly chorus of angels praising God the Creator.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly