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Synonyms for begin
ˈbeɪ gɪnbe·gin

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. begin

    Synonyms:
    initiate, commence, prepare, start, originate, arise, inaugurate

    Antonyms:
    achieve, complete, terminate, conclude, consummate, finish, close, end

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. Begin, Menachem Beginverb

    Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

    Antonyms:
    finish, end, terminate, cease, stop

  2. 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, let down, fetch, depart, set down, commence, 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

    Antonyms:
    terminate, end, cease, finish, stop

  3. begin, startverb

    have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

    "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

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

    Antonyms:
    terminate, stop, end, cease, finish

  4. 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, commence, bulge out, lead off, part, start, pop, bug out, come out, take up, get, originate, depart, lead astray, get going, set out, initiate, set off, pop out, jump

    Antonyms:
    stop, end, terminate, cease, finish

  5. beginverb

    begin to speak or say

    "Now listen, friends," he began

    Synonyms:
    get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead off

    Antonyms:
    end, cease, terminate, stop, finish

  6. beginverb

    be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series

    "The number `one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"

    Synonyms:
    get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead off

    Antonyms:
    cease, end, finish, terminate, stop

  7. beginverb

    have a beginning, of a temporal event

    "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"

    Synonyms:
    get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead off

    Antonyms:
    terminate, end, stop, cease, finish

  8. begin, startverb

    have a beginning characterized in some specified way

    "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"

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

    Antonyms:
    finish, stop, end, terminate, cease

  9. begin, startverb

    begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

    "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"

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

    Antonyms:
    terminate, end, cease, finish, stop

  10. beginverb

    achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative

    "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"

    Synonyms:
    get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead off

    Antonyms:
    end, cease, terminate, finish, stop

  11. beginverb

    begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

    "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"

    Synonyms:
    get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead off

    Antonyms:
    finish, stop, terminate, cease, end

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. beginverb

    Synonyms:
    originate, arise, take rise

  2. beginverb

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

  3. beginverb

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. beginverb

    Synonyms:
    commence, arise, spring, originate

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How to use begin in a sentence?

  1. Tulsi Gabbard:

    I stand in solidarity with the people of Puerto Rico who have been suffering and struggling under this very corrupt government for far too long, they are saying enough is enough. I join them in calling for this governor's resignation. They can then begin to find a leader who will truly listen to their concerns and work for their interests.

  2. Melania Trump:

    I'm glad I'm here and I'm looking forward to seeing and meeting children, but first of all let me begin to recognize each of you and thanking you for all that you do, for your heroic work that you do every day and what you do for those children, i'd also like to ask you how I can help these children to reunite with their families as quickly as possible.

  3. Hillary Clinton:

    I'm here in Iowa to begin a conversation ... to hear from people about what's on your minds, what the challenges that you see are.

  4. Mike Pences:

    I know the President was heartened by his discussions with President Xi( Jinping). Numerous US officials've seen China begin to take some actions to bring pressure on North Korea but there needs to be more.

  5. Jeb Bush:

    So HB 234 would allow children in Texas to set up a lemonade stand. Cant think of anything more basic, more entrepreneurial, more creative for a child to begin the idea of learning the value of a dollar, literally, the value of a dollar today is buying just a glass of lemonade.


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