Thesaurus:begin

Thesaurus

begin

English

Verb

(intransitive)

Sense: to take the first step into something

Synonyms

• begin
• commence
• go
• inchoate
• initiate
• open
• originate
• rock and roll
• start

Antonyms

• end    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• inaugurate
•   —
• blaze a trail
• break ground
• break new ground
•   —
• get underway
• launch
•   —
• leave    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• execute    [⇒ thesaurus]
• launch
• open
• run    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• set about
• take steps

Further reading

• “66. beginning” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “begin” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.