Starting synonyms and antonyms
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(Intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
The definition of begin means to start or come into being.
To catch fire
To swell, protrude, or curve outward:
With a popping sound.
To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth.
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Depart is defined as to go away or leave.
To bring into being; esp., to create (something original); invent
To begin; start; originate
To be successful in coming or going:
To be discarded or abolished:
To cause to leap, dart, or come forth suddenly:
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To go to seed; shed seeds
To move or go swiftly or impetuously; dash
To cause (game) to rise from cover, come out of a lair, etc.; stir up to flight or attack
Root means to completely remove.
To retreat is to withdraw or back away, especially from a dangerous or unpleasant situation or from a military engagement.
To recoil is to spring back or back away.
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A dose of a medication or other substance given over a short period of time, usually repetitively.
To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
To act quickly or impulsively:
To be or form a way (to, from, under, etc.); tend in a certain direction; go
To launch is defined as to set something in motion, to start something or to forcefully throw something.
To form an opinion or judgment hastily:
To introduce is defined as to present, put in, begin or bring in.
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To set up; establish; found; introduce
The definition of instigate is to start something or cause something to happen.
The definition of ignite is to start on fire, or to instigate something.
To form a head, as lettuce or cabbage.
To come into being by taking form; arise:
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Flinch is defined as to make a quick motion of the body moving away out of surprise or fear.
To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up.
To go to or occupy in order to claim possession of (land).
To go aboard a vessel or aircraft, as at the start of a journey.
To begin to appear or develop; come forth
(Intransitive) To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along
To be the cause of or reason for; result in.
To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves.
Birth is the act of having a newborn travel from your womb through the birth canal and out into the world.
To give an advantage to; be a benefit or aid to
(Biology) To convert a molecule or cell into a form that carries out a specific action:
To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
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The definition of incite is to rile people up or to inspire and encourage specific behavior.
To originate, begin, or spring up
To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle:
To behave in a servile way; fawn.
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Organize is defined as to arrange in an orderly way.
To found (an institution, for example).
Arise means to awake or stand up.
To part the lids or lips of:
Approach means to move close to something.
stopping (antonym)
To cause to cease or end
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ignoring (antonym)
Ignore is defined as to deliberately disregard, or to avoid noticing.
dying (antonym)
To cease existing; end
completing (antonym)
To end; finish; conclude
concluding (antonym)
(Intransitive) To end; to come to an end.
finishing (antonym)
To arrive at or attain the end of:
exciting (related)
To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example):
seeking (related)
Seek is defined as to search or look for something.
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moving (related)
To stir the emotions:
starting (related)
Start is defined as to begin, set out to appear or to move suddenly.
start (related)
change-over (related)
Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
The initial stage of something; the beginning:
origin (related)
The point at which the axes of a Cartesian coordinate system intersect. The coordinates of the origin are (0,0) in two dimensions and (0,0,0) in three dimensions.
Undertake means to start something or agree to do something.
Twitch is defined as to move or pull with a slight jerk.
To reverse one's or its course; start to move, go, etc. in the opposite direction
starts (related)
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