Commenced Synonyms and Antonyms

Set in motion, cause to start
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. started
  2. begun
  3. originated
  4. initiated
  5. gotten
  6. arisen
Get off the ground
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. started
  2. opened
  3. launched
  4. initiated
  5. entered
  6. inaugurated
  7. undertaken
  8. sprung
  9. originated
  10. begun
  11. instituted
  12. founded
  13. embarked
  14. approached
  15. arisen
Antonyms:
  1. ceased
  2. stopped
  3. completed
  4. ended
  5. finished
To begin to appear or develop
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. originated
  2. emerged
  3. dawned
  4. arisen
  5. appeared
To begin; start.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. began
To begin; start.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. begun

Commenced Sentence Examples

  • Fred knew he'd overstepped his bounds and commenced to make amends.

  • For a long time, I just looked at her until she commenced to cry again.

  • Dorothy sighed and commenced to breathe easier.

  • Rockhill, commenced his Tibetan journeys, and also attempted to reach Lhasa, without success.

  • He located a public telephone and, with a pocketful of coins, he commenced dialing.

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