Start Synonyms

1. begin

• Appear
• Arise
• Arrive
• Be born
• Begin
• Break
• Burst out
• Come forth
• Come into being
• Come into existence
• Commence
• Crop up
• Develop
• Emerge
• Erupt
• Get going
• Get under way
• Go ahead
• Kick off
• Originate
• Unfold
• First see the light of day

2. make a start

• Begin
• Buckle to/down
• Fire away
• Get cracking
• Get down to business
• Get down to it
• Get going
• Get moving
• Get off one's backside
• Get one's finger out
• Get stuck in
• Get the show on the road
• Get to it
• Get weaving
• Go ahead
• Kick off
• Lay the first stone
• Make a beginning
• Make a start
• Make the first move
• Pitch in
• Put one's hand to the plough
• Set things moving
• Start/get/set the ball rolling
• Take something forward
• Take the first step
• Take the plunge
• Turn to
• Commence

3. set off

• Begin one's journey
• Depart
• Embark
• Get on the road
• Get under way
• Hit the road
• Hit the trail
• Leave
• Make a start
• Push off
• Sail
• Sally forth
• Set forth
• Set off
• Set out
• Start out
• Set forward

4. establish

• Activate
• Begin
• Bring into being
• Create
• Embark on
• Establish
• Float
• Found
• Get something functioning
• Get something going
• Get something moving
• Get something off the ground
• Get something working
• Inaugurate
• Initiate
• Institute
• Introduce
• Kick-start
• Launch
• Lay the cornerstone of
• Lay the first stone of
• Lay the foundations of
• Make a start on
• Mastermind
• Open
• Organize
• Originate
• Pioneer
• Put in place
• Set about
• Set up
• Sow the seeds of
• Tackle
• Kick something off

5. activate

• Activate
• Actuate
• Energize
• Fire up
• Get/set something going/moving
• Set in motion
• Set off
• Start off
• Start something functioning
• Start something operating
• Switch on
• Turn on
• Kick-start

6. flinch

• Blench
• Flinch
• Jerk
• Jump
• Recoil
• Shrink
• Twitch
• Wince
• Shy

7. jump

• Bound
• Charge
• Dash
• Dive
• Jump
• Leap
• Pounce
• Rush
• Spring
• Dart