Start Synonyms

1. begin

• unfold
• originate
• kick off
• go ahead
• get under way
• get going
• first see the light of day
• erupt
• emerge
• develop
• crop up
• commence
• come into existence
• come into being
• come forth
• burst out
• break
• begin
• be born
• arrive
• arise
• appear

2. make a start

• turn to
• take the plunge
• take the first step
• take something forward
• start/get/set the ball rolling
• set things moving
• put one's hand to the plough
• pitch in
• make the first move
• make a start
• make a beginning
• lay the first stone
• kick off
• go ahead
• get weaving
• get to it
• get the show on the road
• get stuck in
• get one's finger out
• get off one's backside
• get moving
• get going
• get down to it
• get down to business
• get cracking
• fire away
• commence
• buckle to/down
• begin

3. set off

• start out
• set out
• set off
• set forward
• set forth
• sally forth
• sail
• push off
• make a start
• leave
• hit the trail
• hit the road
• get under way
• get on the road
• embark
• depart
• begin one's journey

4. establish

• tackle
• sow the seeds of
• set up
• set about
• put in place
• pioneer
• originate
• organize
• open
• mastermind
• make a start on
• lay the foundations of
• lay the first stone of
• lay the cornerstone of
• launch
• kick something off
• kick-start
• introduce
• institute
• initiate
• inaugurate
• get something working
• get something off the ground
• get something moving
• get something going
• get something functioning
• found
• float
• establish
• embark on
• create
• bring into being
• begin
• activate

5. activate

• turn on
• switch on
• start something operating
• start something functioning
• start off
• set off
• set in motion
• kick-start
• get/set something going/moving
• fire up
• energize
• actuate
• activate

6. flinch

• wince
• twitch
• shy
• shrink
• recoil
• jump
• jerk
• flinch
• blench

7. jump

• spring
• rush
• pounce
• leap
• jump
• dive
• dash
• dart
• charge
• bound