Synonyms for Setting in motion:

• v.

  •activate (verb)
  • energize,
  • actify,
  • trigger,
  • start,
  • prompt,
  • actuate,
  • move,
  • turn on,
  • impel,
  • arouse,
  • set in motion,
  • stir,
  • motivate,
  • rouse,
  • take out of mothballs,
  • mobilize,
  • stimulate,
  • call up,
  • switch on,
  • propel.
  •begin (verb)
  • embark on,
  • make active,
  • found,
  • make,
  • create,
  • mount,
  • set about,
  • originate,
  • enter upon,
  • DO,
  • initiate,
  • give birth to,
  • lay foundation for,
  • activate,
  • generate,
  • launch,
  • effect,
  • prepare,
  • induce,
  • break ground,
  • set up,
  • lead,
  • commence,
  • go ahead,
  • plunge into,
  • get going,
  • give impulse,
  • bring about,
  • break the ice,
  • open,
  • actualize,
  • occasion,
  • cause,
  • undertake,
  • inaugurate,
  • go into,
  • enter on,
  • institute,
  • eventuate,
  • introduce,
  • establish,
  • instigate,
  • drive,
  • bring to pass,
  • produce.
  •bring into play (verb)
  • recruit,
  • draw upon,
  • call into play,
  • impress.
  •impel (verb)
  • foment,
  • constrain,
  • poke,
  • influence,
  • prod,
  • goad,
  • lash,
  • power,
  • require,
  • excite,
  • shove,
  • push,
  • force,
  • compel,
  • jog,
  • thrust,
  • boost,
  • oblige,
  • spur,
  • inspire,
  • urge,
  • press.
  •inaugurate (verb)
  • dedicate,
  • ordain,
  • usher in,
  • commission,
  • kick off,
  • bow,
  • break in,
  • get things rolling,
  • induct,
  • get under way,
  • make up,
  • Instate,
  • invest,
  • jump.
  •induce (verb)
  • coax,
  • sway,
  • bring around,
  • win over,
  • procure,
  • talk into,
  • breed,
  • convince,
  • squeeze,
  • bulldoze,
  • draw in,
  • goose,
  • sweet-talk,
  • get,
  • promote,
  • persuade,
  • sell one on,
  • wheedle,
  • lead to,
  • engender,
  • argue into,
  • get up,
  • suck in,
  • draw,
  • incite,
  • twist one's arm,
  • steamroll,
  • prevail upon,
  • abet,
  • give rise to,
  • cajole,
  • soft-soap.
  •initiate (verb)
  • come out with,
  • take up,
  • get ball rolling,
  • pioneer,
  • get feet wet,
  • dream up,
  • enter,
  • install,
  • begin,
  • intro,
  • take in,
  • come up with,
  • admit.
  •institute (verb)
  • constitute,
  • fix,
  • enact,
  • open up,
  • rev,
  • appoint,
  • settle,
  • bring into being,
  • organize.
  •launch (verb)
  • cast,
  • sling,
  • lance,
  • pitch,
  • eject,
  • hurl,
  • catapult,
  • send forth,
  • discharge,
  • shoot,
  • set afloat,
  • project,
  • bung,
  • toss,
  • heave,
  • fire,
  • dispatch,
  • fling,
  • barrage,
  • throw,
  • bombard.
  •militarize (verb)
  • equip.
  •mobilize (verb)
  • catalyze,
  • rally,
  • ready,
  • assemble,
  • muster,
  • animate,
  • get ready,
  • put in motion,
  • circulate,
  • make ready,
  • call to arms,
  • set off,
  • gather,
  • marshal.
  •open (verb)
  • embark,
  • sit,
  • meet,
  • ring in,
  • set up shop,
  • convene,
  • start the ball rolling,
  • raise the curtain,
  • begin business.
  •originate (verb)
  • develop,
  • spark,
  • procreate,
  • hatch,
  • form,
  • coin,
  • parent,
  • invent,
  • innovate,
  • formulate,
  • spawn,
  • think up,
  • evolve,
  • compose,
  • conceive,
  • discover.
  •proceed (verb)
  • move out,
  • get on with,
  • progress,
  • fare,
  • travel,
  • march,
  • press on,
  • advance,
  • pass,
  • continue,
  • wend,
  • journey,
  • make a start,
  • go on,
  • move on,
  • repair,
  • hie,
  • push on.
  •propel (verb)
  • set going,
  • send.
  •shake (verb)
  • disquiet,
  • flutter,
  • dither,
  • jounce,
  • commove,
  • shimmer,
  • fluctuate,
  • churn,
  • succuss,
  • shimmy,
  • rock,
  • palpitate,
  • disturb,
  • shiver,
  • agitate,
  • flit,
  • discompose,
  • water,
  • quake,
  • convulse,
  • jerk,
  • roil,
  • reel,
  • brandish,
  • twitter,
  • stagger,
  • quaver,
  • tremor,
  • jolt,
  • swing,
  • quail,
  • flicker,
  • waggle,
  • ruffle,
  • dodder,
  • perturb,
  • whip,
  • joggle,
  • rattle,
  • wobble,
  • wave,
  • flap,
  • flourish,
  • oscillate,
  • shudder,
  • flitter,
  • vibrate,
  • bump,
  • jar,
  • stir up,
  • upset,
  • chatter,
  • totter,
  • concuss.
  •spark (verb)
  • precipitate,
  • provoke,
  • touch off,
  • kindle.
  •start (verb)
  • depart,
  • appear,
  • lay foundation,
  • arise,
  • take first step,
  • come into being,
  • light,
  • take the plunge,
  • leave,
  • make a beginning,
  • hit the road,
  • issue,
  • sally forth,
  • rise,
  • spring,
  • set out,
  • see light.
  •trigger (verb)
  • elicit.
  •turn on (verb)
  • ignite,
  • log on,
  • put on,
  • get started,
  • put in gear,
  • start up.
  •undertake (verb)
  • endeavor,
  • agree,
  • have a hand in,
  • commit,
  • venture,
  • try,
  • stake,
  • take on,
  • go about,
  • try out,
  • pledge,
  • tackle,
  • shoulder,
  • promise,
  • make a run at,
  • hazard,
  • go in for,
  • contract,
  • guarantee,
  • take upon oneself,
  • offer,
  • bargain,
  • have a try,
  • commit oneself,
  • stipulate,
  • answer for,
  • volunteer,
  • go for,
  • address oneself,
  • pitch in,
  • devote,
  • fall into,
  • covenant.
  •use (verb)
  • exercise,
  • run through,
  • exploit,
  • spend,
  • capitalize,
  • utilize,
  • put forth,
  • work,
  • exert,
  • put to use,
  • ply,
  • make do with,
  • press into service,
  • accept,
  • govern,
  • relate,
  • employ,
  • do with,
  • operate,
  • avail oneself of,
  • draw on,
  • run,
  • bring to bear,
  • take advantage of,
  • put into action,
  • handle,
  • make use,
  • apply,
  • bring into play,
  • wield,
  • adopt,
  • waste,
  • bestow,
  • play on,
  • manipulate,
  • manage,
  • turn to account,
  • put to work,
  • expend,
  • regulate,
  • exhaust,
  • practice,
  • control,
  • find a use,
  • make the most of.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • alpha,
  • flying start,
  • creation,
  • onset,
  • outset,
  • oncoming,
  • fresh start,
  • blast off,
  • opening,
  • running start,
  • foundation,
  • starting point,
  • takeoff,
  • commencement,
  • origination,
  • institution,
  • send off,
  • outbreak,
  • establishment.

Antonyms for Setting in motion:

• v.

  • activate
    discourage, check, halt, end, dissuade, arrest, stop, calm.
  • begin
    conclude, finish, neglect, destroy, cease, die, consummate, fail, lose, ignore, repress, complete, close, prevent, ruin.
  • impel
    leave alone, hinder, slow, pull, let go, delay, suppress, depress.
  • inaugurate
    retract, uninstall, adjourn.
  • induce
    impede, kill, repel, stay, deter.
  • initiate
    expel, reject, terminate, block.
  • institute
    unsettle, refuse.
  • launch
    hold, keep, receive, catch.
  • mobilize
    divide, disperse, separate, scatter, hold back, demobilize, retard, disorganize.
  • open
    cancel, cover, exclude, bury, shut, hide.
  • originate
    effect, result, decrease.
  • proceed
    retreat, retrogress, return, discontinue, yield, wait.
  • shake
    fix, placate, order, please, soothe, appease, steady, be still, remain.
  • spark
    deaden.
  • start
    dull.
  • turn on
    disgust, turn off, displease, shut down, disenchant.
  • undertake
    break, deny, disagree, abstain, forget, forego.
  • use
    misuse, save, renounce, repudiate, mismanage.