Synonyms for Get under way:

• v.

  •begin (verb)
  • germinate,
  • take off,
  • derive from,
  • bud,
  • occur,
  • grow out of,
  • issue forth,
  • kick off,
  • arise,
  • get show on road,
  • rise,
  • happen,
  • set,
  • come forth,
  • sprout,
  • crop up,
  • get going,
  • make tick,
  • come out,
  • sail,
  • emerge,
  • proceed from,
  • dawn,
  • start,
  • spring,
  • result from,
  • enter,
  • commence,
  • send off,
  • emanate,
  • come into existence,
  • stem from,
  • be born,
  • appear,
  • originate.
  •begin; install (verb)
  • inaugurate.
  •come into being; become functional (verb)
  • begin.
  •physically or mentally carry on, carry out (verb)
  • proceed.
  •proceed (verb)
  • move on,
  • progress,
  • move out,
  • go ahead,
  • get,
  • fare,
  • get on with,
  • press on,
  • continue,
  • journey,
  • go on,
  • push on,
  • hie,
  • march,
  • pass,
  • make a start,
  • advance,
  • wend,
  • repair,
  • travel.
  •send (verb)
  • express,
  • wire,
  • post,
  • rush off,
  • address,
  • mail,
  • issue,
  • fire,
  • drop,
  • detail,
  • broadcast,
  • grant,
  • remit,
  • put out,
  • let fly,
  • forward,
  • hasten,
  • emit,
  • convey,
  • ship,
  • route,
  • cast,
  • impart,
  • hurry off,
  • communicate,
  • direct,
  • televise,
  • radiate,
  • expedite,
  • consign,
  • relay,
  • dispatch,
  • commit,
  • fling,
  • assign,
  • freight,
  • deliver,
  • give off,
  • circulate,
  • delegate,
  • hurl,
  • propel,
  • troll.
  •speed (verb)
  • go all out,
  • lose no time,
  • impel,
  • belt,
  • cut along,
  • boost,
  • make haste,
  • flash,
  • hightail,
  • career,
  • go like the wind,
  • promote,
  • help,
  • rush,
  • zoom,
  • quicken,
  • gear up,
  • gather momentum,
  • bomb,
  • gallop,
  • facilitate,
  • tear,
  • open up throttle,
  • assist,
  • go fast,
  • aid,
  • get a move on,
  • barrel,
  • get moving,
  • bowl over,
  • race,
  • hurry,
  • cover ground,
  • step on it,
  • urge,
  • further,
  • whiz,
  • ride.
  •start (verb)
  • found,
  • hit the road,
  • set out,
  • enter upon,
  • take first step,
  • depart,
  • make a beginning,
  • come into being,
  • instigate,
  • light,
  • incite,
  • lay foundation,
  • activate,
  • engender,
  • arouse,
  • rouse,
  • sally forth,
  • turn on,
  • take the plunge,
  • see light,
  • establish,
  • create.
  •strike out (verb)
  • make,
  • bear,
  • start out,
  • head,
  • light out.

• Other synonyms:

  •begin
  • came forth,
  • was born,
  • took off,
  • Occurring,
  • cropped up,
  • getting under way,
  • comes forth,
  • issuing forth,
  • resulted from,
  • proceeding from,
  • got going,
  • originates,
  • coming into existence,
  • kicked off,
  • issues forth,
  • Happened,
  • resulting from,
  • crops up,
  • being born,
  • getting going,
  • results from.
  •sail
  • captaining,
  • making headway,
  • Boated,
  • skippered,
  • motoring,
  • Piloted,
  • captained,
  • put to sea,
  • Embarking,
  • cast anchor,
  • skippering,
  • piloting,
  • make headway,
  • Skirr,
  • Voyaged,
  • Winging,
  • putting to sea,
  • motored.
  •speed
  • Barreling,
  • barreled,
  • Careering,
  • open throttle,
  • Careered,
  • goes out,
  • went fast,
  • go out,
  • geared up,
  • got moving,
  • made haste,
  • got a move on,
  • step it,
  • Barrelling,
  • barrelled,
  • going all out.

Antonyms for Get under way:

• v.

  • begin
    disappear, end, leave, shrink, die, conclude, consummate, complete, finish, stop, hide.
  • inaugurate
    close, adjourn, retract, cease, uninstall.
  • initiate
    halt, block, ignore, reject, terminate, expel, neglect.
  • proceed
    discontinue, fail, yield, wait, retreat, stay, retrogress, decrease, return, lose.
  • sail
    remain, go, land, walk.
  • send
    hold, displease, keep, keep quiet, hinder, refrain, take, retain, conceal, gather, withhold, receive, suppress.
  • speed
    delay, dissuade, retard, slow, obstruct, rest, prevent, check, procrastinate, hurt.
  • start
    dull, calm, destroy, ruin.