Synonyms for commence
kəˈmɛnscom·mence

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.5 / 4 votes

1. commenceverb

   Antonyms:
   cease, stop

2. commenceverb

   Antonyms:
   stop, cease

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commence

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

   Antonyms:
   finish, terminate, conclude, consummate, complete

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commenceverb

   Synonyms:
   begin

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "commence":

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

How to pronounce commence?

How to say commence in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use commence in a sentence?

1. George Bernard Shaw:

   The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves.

2. Kelvin Dushnisky:

   I am encouraged by the progress we made but there is no definitive solution yet, we agreed to work expeditiously to arrive at a mutually acceptable outcome that would allow Lumwana to remain in operation - that is our hope, but if we cannot reach an acceptable solution, we will commence suspension in March.

3. 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.

4. The Co-operative Bank:

   The FCA and PRA have recently indicated that their preliminary view is that they are minded to make findings against the Bank covering certain decisions, events and processes over the period from mid-2008 to end 2013, based on their current view, the FCA and PRA have indicated they intend to commence formal settlement discussions in July 2015.

5. Andre Bakhos:

   The market is naturally settling in, taking a breather until the scales tip either way to commence the next move to continued to new heights or a consolidated pullback, it's a pause before the next set of impactful numbers come out, highlighted by the jobs report on Friday.