Synonyms for start
verb
To begin
commence, rise, spring, get under way; see begin 2.
To cause to start, sense 1
inaugurate, start off, originate, embark upon; see begin 1, cause 2.
To arouse
rouse, incite, light; see excite 2.
To cause to ignite
light, set on fire, fire; see ignite. See syn. study at begin.
See start in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To go about the initial step in doing (something):
approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, take on, take up, undertake. (Informal) kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See startTo come into being:
arise, begin, commence, originate. See startTo bring into existence formally:
constitute, create, establish, found, institute, organize, originate, set up. See startTo move suddenly and involuntarily:
bolt, jump. See moveTo draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust:
blench1, cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, shy1, wince. See approach, seek
noun
The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence:
beginning, commencement, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, initiation, launch, leadoff, opening, origination. (Informal) kickoff. See startThe initial stage of a developmental process:
beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, inception, nascence, nascency, onset, opening, origin, outset, spring. See startA sudden and involuntary movement:
bolt, jump, startle. See moveA factor conducive to superiority and success:
advantage, handicap, head start, odds, vantage. See help
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