Synonyms for commence
kəˈmɛnscom·mence

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1. commenceverb

   Antonyms:
   cease, stop

2. commenceverb

   Antonyms:
   stop, cease

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1. commence

   Synonyms:
   begin, enter upon, inaugurate, initiate, institute, originate, set about, set going, set in operation, set on foot, start

   Antonyms:
   abstain, bring to an end, cease, come to an end, conclude, desist, discontinue, end, end, finish, give over, intermit, leave off, pause, quit, refrain, stop, terminate

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1. commence

   Synonyms:
   begin, start, open, initiate, inaugurate, enter upon, set about, undertake

   Antonyms:
   finish, terminate, conclude, consummate, complete

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1. get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commenceverb

   take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

   "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

   Synonyms:
   bug out, take, pop, make, mystify, experience, develop, put down, draw, array, have, become, sustain, protrude, jump, initiate, receive, scram, take off, bulge, go, stimulate, sire, lead off, bulge out, drive, engender, startle, fix, pay back, get under one's skin, stick, suffer, beat, swallow, set about, get down, father, go about, incur, contract, dispirit, bring forth, grow, get going, come out, dumbfound, stupefy, start, depress, light, cast down, originate, take up, bring, bewilder, mother, induce, range, buzz off, catch, write down, bugger off, obtain, beget, puzzle, flummox, get, deject, generate, capture, find, amaze, get off, baffle, produce, approach, pop out, attempt, start out, pose, vex, embark on, aim, let, set forth, perplex, arrest, gravel, begin, let down, fetch, depart, set down, part, dismount, arrive, set out, convey, set off, acquire, come, lower, bring down, dismay, pay off, undertake, unhorse, demoralise, cause, lay out, start up, demoralize, take down, nonplus

2. begin, lead off, start, commenceverb

   set in motion, cause to start

   "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

   Synonyms:
   go, bulge, embark on, startle, set forth, get down, take off, start up, set about, start out, protrude, bulge out, lead off, part, start, pop, bug out, come out, take up, get, originate, depart, begin, lead astray, get going, set out, initiate, set off, pop out, jump

3. start, start up, embark on, commenceverb

   get off the ground

   "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

   Synonyms:
   go, bulge, embark on, startle, set forth, get down, take off, start up, set about, start out, bulge out, lead off, part, start, pop, bug out, come out, take up, get, originate, depart, begin, protrude, get going, set out, initiate, set off, pop out, jump

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. commenceverb

   Synonyms:
   begin, originate, take rise

2. commenceverb

   Synonyms:
   take the first step, make a beginning, break ground, break the ice

3. commenceverb

   Synonyms:
   begin, institute, originate, enter upon, set about, set on foot, set in operation

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1. commenceverb

   Synonyms:
   begin

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1. List of paraphrases for "commence":

   begin, start, initiate, starts, beginning, commencement, launch, undertake, started, starting, began, open, commenced, engage

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1. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   We are going to have to have a negotiation about how much we are going to spend in discretionary accounts of the government this year. And all of that will commence sometime after this fiscal year, i think the Speaker and myself and the White House are going to have to discuss how to resolve our differences.

2. New York:

   No one is above the law, including New York's top legal officer, i will be asking an appropriate New York District Attorney to commence an immediate investigation, and proceed as the facts merit.

3. John Bolton:

   We will commence a review of all international agreements that may still expose The US to purported binding jurisdiction dispute resolution in the International Court of Justice.

4. Hank Johnson:

   If they don't, then legislation can commence.

5. Benjamin Disraeli:

   Whenever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It has been discovered that the best way to ensure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in the nursery.