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