What is another word for commence?
809 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ kəmˈɛns], [ kəmˈɛns], [ k_ə_m_ˈɛ_n_s]Table of Contents
Similar words for commence:- break out (noun)
- burst out (noun)
- commence (noun)
- start (noun)
- start-up (noun)
- approach (verb)
- arise (verb)
- begin (verb)
- break out (verb)
- change (verb)
- develop (verb)
- dig in (verb)
- embark (verb)
- embark on (verb)
- enter (verb)
- fall to (verb)
- found (verb)
- inaugurate (verb)
- initiate (verb)
- instate (verb)
- institute (verb)
- introduce (verb)
- launch (verb)
- open (verb)
- originate (verb)
- pitch in (verb)
- preface (verb)
- premise (verb)
- set (verb)
- spring (verb)
- start (verb)
- start action (verb)
- take on (verb)
- take up (verb)
- undertake (verb)
- other synonyms
- approach
- begin
- dig in
- embark on
- enter
- open
- originate
- pitch in
- start
- take on
Synonyms for Commence:
n.
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- bring about,
- trigger,
- catalyze.
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- appear.
v.
•approach (verb) •arise (verb)- cropt up,
- de-rived,
- de rived,
- de-rive,
- de riving,
- coming to light,
- sets in,
- coming light,
- setting in,
- comes light,
- de rives,
- de-rives,
- came light,
- de rive,
- come light,
- cropping up,
- de-riving,
- comes to light.
- create,
- prepare,
- initialize,
- bud,
- hatch,
- emerge,
- form,
- sprout,
- conceive,
- stem,
- induct,
- birth,
- germinate,
- dawn.
- be tided,
- be-fall,
- be falling,
- in-vested,
- in-vests,
- be fell,
- in vests,
- in-vesting,
- be-tides,
- be-falling,
- trans pire,
- be tide,
- be-fallen,
- be-tide,
- be fallen,
- in vest,
- in vested,
- be tides,
- be-fell,
- be tiding,
- be-tided,
- be falls,
- in-vest,
- be fall,
- be-tiding,
- trans-pire,
- be-falls.
- leaved port,
- left port,
- emplanes,
- taking ship,
- took on board,
- goes aboard ship,
- taking board,
- took board,
- take board,
- puts board,
- took ship,
- going aboard ship,
- put board,
- putting on board,
- emplaned,
- takes on board,
- takes ship,
- leaves port,
- putting board,
- leaving port,
- sets out,
- emplaning,
- taking on board,
- entrains,
- takes board,
- went aboard ship,
- puts on board.
- gotten oneself into,
- gat oneself in to,
- getting into,
- sub scribing,
- gotten in to,
- gets oneself into,
- commits oneself,
- got in to,
- sub scribes,
- signs on,
- becomes member,
- got oneself in to,
- getting in to,
- sub-scribing,
- gets in to,
- sub-scribes,
- gotten into,
- gat oneself into,
- sub scribed,
- getting oneself in to,
- setting out on,
- gat into,
- get oneself in to,
- committing oneself,
- gotten oneself in to,
- became member,
- sets out on,
- becoming member,
- getting oneself into,
- participating in,
- leads off,
- gat in to,
- got oneself into,
- sub-scribed,
- get in to,
- sub scribe,
- gets oneself in to,
- joining up,
- committed oneself,
- participates in,
- gets into.
- jumps in,
- are to,
- wert to,
- jumped in,
- applying oneself to,
- wades in to,
- wade in to,
- being up to,
- is to,
- am to,
- applied oneself to,
- applies oneself to,
- being to,
- be to,
- wades into,
- were to,
- wert up to,
- is up to,
- are up to,
- applies to,
- art up to,
- waded in to,
- wading into,
- am up to,
- waded into,
- was up to,
- wading in to,
- art to,
- was to,
- were up to,
- wast up to,
- jumping in,
- wast to,
- applying to.
- rang in,
- ringing in,
- starting up,
- settles up,
- rings in,
- end-owed,
- ringed in,
- starts ball rolling,
- settled up,
- starts up,
- starting the ball rolling,
- starts the ball rolling,
- started ball rolling,
- started the ball rolling,
- end owed,
- end-owing,
- end owing,
- settling up,
- starting ball rolling.
- got things rolling,
- in-ducting,
- in-ducted,
- gets things rolling,
- in ducts,
- in duct,
- in ducted,
- in-ducts,
- getting things rolling,
- ushered in,
- in-duct,
- gat things rolling,
- in ducting,
- gotten things rolling.
- got feet wet,
- in-stalled,
- gotten feet wet,
- in-stall,
- in stalling,
- getting feet wet,
- introes,
- getting ball rolling,
- introing,
- gets ball rolling,
- in stalled,
- in-stalling,
- gat ball rolling,
- gotten ball rolling,
- gat feet wet,
- got ball rolling,
- introed,
- gets feet wet.
- bringing in to being,
- brings in to being,
- brought in to being,
- bringing into being,
- brings into being,
- opens up,
- bring in to being.
- un veiled,
- in-venting,
- intro-duces,
- brings forward,
- in vented,
- un-veiled,
- in-vented,
- in-vent,
- in vents,
- pre-sents,
- un-veil,
- un-veiling,
- in venting,
- intro duce,
- pre sent,
- un veils,
- pre-sent,
- intro duces,
- bringing forward,
- intro-duce,
- in vent,
- in-vents,
- un veil,
- un-veils,
- un veiling.
- breaks the seal,
- sets going,
- embark up on,
- broke seal,
- embarking up on,
- embarking upon,
- brake seal,
- brake the seal,
- break seal,
- embarks up on,
- breaks seal,
- breaking the seal,
- breaking seal,
- broke the seal,
- embarked up on,
- setting going,
- embarks upon.
- begins business,
- beginning business,
- raise curtain,
- setting shop,
- setting up shop,
- sets up shop,
- sets shop,
- set shop,
- began business.
- do ones bit,
- doing bit,
- hops it,
- dost one's bit,
- doest one's bit,
- doeth one bit,
- didst one's bit,
- did ones bit,
- wades in,
- getting cracking,
- lending hand,
- doing ones bit,
- does ones bit,
- contributing work,
- did one bit,
- joins in,
- did one's bit,
- hopping it,
- does one's bit,
- go it,
- didst ones bit,
- co operates,
- goes to it,
- got cracking,
- help;ed get busy,
- lending a hand,
- dost ones bit,
- doth one's bit,
- lends a hand,
- didst one bit,
- dost one bit,
- did bit,
- wading in,
- contributed work,
- hops to it,
- help;s get busy,
- hopping to it,
- does bit,
- do one bit,
- hopped to it,
- gets cracking,
- didst bit,
- lend hand,
- does one bit,
- contributes work,
- waded in,
- doeth ones bit,
- do bit,
- hopped it,
- co operated,
- lent hand,
- goes it,
- went it,
- doeth bit,
- co operating,
- lent a hand,
- co operate,
- doth ones bit,
- doest ones bit,
- doing one bit,
- doth one bit,
- doing one's bit,
- doest bit,
- doeth one's bit,
- doth bit,
- doest one bit,
- going it,
- went to it,
- dost bit,
- gotten cracking,
- gat cracking,
- lends hand,
- going to it,
- help;ing get busy.
- pre ceding,
- pre faces,
- led up to,
- pre-facing,
- pre-fixed,
- pre ceded,
- pre-faced,
- pre-fix,
- pre-ceded,
- pre fix,
- pre-fixes,
- pre cedes,
- pre facing,
- pre fixing,
- leads up to,
- pre-ceding,
- pre-face,
- pre face,
- pre fixes,
- pre faced,
- pre-cede,
- pre cede,
- pre-faces,
- leading up to,
- pre-cedes,
- pre-fixing,
- pre fixed.
- pre-supposed,
- pre-supposing,
- pre supposing,
- pre-suppose,
- pre-mise,
- pre-mises,
- pre-supposes,
- pre mise,
- pre mises,
- pre supposed,
- pre suppose,
- pre supposes.
- come in to being,
- up springs,
- were derived,
- am derived,
- up-sprang,
- de scends,
- comes into being,
- is derived,
- de-scends,
- de scend,
- came in to being,
- being derived,
- up-springing,
- de scending,
- de-scending,
- de-scend,
- wast descended,
- up-sprung,
- wert descended,
- up springing,
- were descended,
- being descended,
- am descended,
- up-spring,
- up sprung,
- shoots up,
- de-scended,
- is descended,
- wast derived,
- art derived,
- up sprang,
- de scended,
- up spring,
- wert derived,
- are derived,
- came into being,
- are descended,
- was derived,
- coming in to being,
- was descended,
- art descended,
- comes in to being,
- up-springs.
- hit road,
- de part,
- made a beginning,
- in-cited,
- de parts,
- making a beginning,
- taking plunge,
- making beginning,
- de-parts,
- lays foundation,
- de-parting,
- takes first step,
- laid foundation,
- seeing light,
- de parted,
- sees light,
- taking the plunge,
- de-part,
- took first step,
- takes plunge,
- de parting,
- make beginning,
- makes beginning,
- taking first step,
- take plunge,
- made beginning,
- makes a beginning,
- saw light,
- takes the plunge,
- took plunge,
- laying foundation,
- in-cite,
- took the plunge,
- in cites,
- in cite,
- de-parted.
- be came,
- addressing oneself to,
- take hand,
- agreed to do,
- coming have,
- taking upon oneself,
- having a go at,
- hast go at,
- taking up on oneself,
- hadst go at,
- addresses to,
- has go at,
- addressing to,
- takes in hand,
- be-came,
- takes up on oneself,
- be-coming,
- addressed oneself to,
- agrees to do,
- re-tains,
- takes hand,
- came to have,
- coming to have,
- took hand,
- re tains,
- haddest go at,
- agrees do,
- take up on oneself,
- took in hand,
- addrest to,
- addresses oneself to,
- come have,
- took up on oneself,
- agreed do,
- has a go at,
- having go at,
- haddest a go at,
- be-come,
- re-tain,
- hast a go at,
- have go at,
- hath a go at,
- had a go at,
- had go at,
- hadst a go at,
- taking hand,
- takes upon oneself,
- re tain,
- took upon oneself,
- hath go at,
- comes have,
- came have,
- agreeing to do,
- comes to have,
- agree do,
- be come,
- taking in hand,
- be comes,
- addrest oneself to,
- be-comes,
- agreeing do.
- re-commencing,
- re commence,
- re new,
- becoming involved in,
- re start,
- re starting,
- re-opens,
- re commenced,
- re-news,
- re opens,
- re news,
- re-new,
- re commences,
- re-started,
- re started,
- re-starts,
- re opened,
- re-commenced,
- became involved in,
- engaging in,
- becomes involved in,
- re-starting,
- re commencing,
- re open,
- re starts,
- re-opening,
- re-opened,
- re-commences,
- re opening,
- re-commence.
- fell in to,
- having a hand in,
- hadst hand in,
- fall in to,
- under took,
- addressing oneself,
- makes a run at,
- had try,
- has a try,
- made run at,
- de-voting,
- addrest oneself,
- falls in to,
- going in for,
- falls into,
- de voting,
- had a hand in,
- pro mises,
- de voted,
- falling into,
- hath hand in,
- haddest try,
- under take,
- making run at,
- had a try,
- having try,
- under-taken,
- have try,
- hast a try,
- addresses oneself,
- de votes,
- having hand in,
- under-took,
- makes run at,
- pro-mise,
- under-takes,
- haddest a try,
- under taking,
- de-voted,
- under-taking,
- hadst try,
- making a run at,
- hath try,
- de-vote,
- made a run at,
- de vote,
- under taken,
- has a hand in,
- hadst a hand in,
- haddest a hand in,
- went in for,
- make run at,
- haddest hand in,
- hast try,
- has try,
- fell into,
- pro-mises,
- de-votes,
- pro mise,
- falling in to,
- hath a hand in,
- having a try,
- hast hand in,
- goes in for,
- under takes,
- addressed oneself,
- hadst a try,
- under-take,
- had hand in,
- have hand in,
- has hand in,
- hath a try,
- hast a hand in.
Other synonyms:
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- lead.
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- return.
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- open.
- gives birth to,
- come into existence,
- impelled,
- grow out of,
- came forth,
- proceeding from,
- result from,
- get show on road,
- eventuate,
- resulted from,
- stem from,
- give impulse,
- occasions,
- issuing forth,
- proceed from,
- get going,
- break ground,
- being born,
- get under way,
- sets in motion,
- make tick,
- gave birth to,
- setting in motion,
- getting going,
- give birth to,
- got going,
- coming into existence,
- set up,
- sets up,
- establish,
- come forth,
- be born,
- enter upon,
- send off,
- kicked off,
- inducing,
- sail,
- took off,
- triggering,
- issues forth,
- set in motion,
- results from,
- make active,
- plunge into,
- issue forth,
- resulting from,
- getting under way,
- comes forth,
- approach,
- triggers,
- lay foundation for,
- breaking ground,
- went ahead,
- was born.
- eat,
- start eating,
- eaten.
- sign up,
- get into,
- signing up,
- got into,
- signs up,
- join up,
- led off,
- signed up,
- enroll,
- signing on,
- leading off,
- participate in,
- commit oneself,
- participated in,
- set out on,
- joined up,
- become member,
- sign on,
- get oneself into,
- joins up.
Paraphrases for Commence:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
commences, starts, Commencing.
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Noun, singular or mass
Commencing.
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Proper noun, singular
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Reverse Entailment
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Verb, past tense
recommenced.
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Verb, base form
Recommence.
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Verb, past tense
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Independent
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Adjective
underway, jump-start.
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Noun, singular or mass
outset.
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Verb, past participle
triggered.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Originated, starts, activate.
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Verb, base form
lay, Undertakings, convene, instigate, resume, inaugurate, unfold, usher, activate, jump-start, pave, preface, Boots, originate.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Commence:
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v.
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end.
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Hypernym for Commence:
v.
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start up, introduce, commence, start, set off, usher in, jump-start, embark on, Recommence, jumpstart, inaugurate.
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