Antonyms for start
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1. start

   The Latin commencement is more formal than the Saxon beginning, as the verb commence, is more formal than begin. Commencement is for the most part restricted to some form of action, while beginning has no restriction, but may be applied to action, state, material, extent, enumeration, or to whatever else may be conceived of as having a first part, point, degree, etc. The letter A is at the beginning (not the commencement) of every alphabet. If we were to speak of the commencement of the Pacific Railroad, we should be understood to refer to the enterprise and its initiatory act; if we were to refer to the roadway we should say "Here is the beginning of the Pacific Railroad." In the great majority of cases begin and beginning are preferable to commence and commencement as the simple, idiomatic English words, always accurate and expressive. "In the beginning was the word," John i, 1. An origin is the point from which something starts or sets out, often involving, and always suggesting causal connection; as, the origin of evil; the origin of a nation, a government, or a family. A source is that which furnishes a first and continuous supply, that which flows forth freely or may be readily recurred to; as, the source of a river; a source of knowledge; a source of inspiration; fertile land is a source (not an origin) of wealth. A rise is thought of as in an action; we say that a lake is the source of a certain river, or that the river takes its rise from the lake. Motley wrote of "The Rise of the Dutch Republic." Fount, fountain, and spring, in their figurative senses, keep close to their literal meaning. Compare CAUSE.

   See synonyms for END.

   Synonyms:
   arising, beginning, commencement, fount, fountain, inauguration, inception, initiation, opening, origin, outset, rise, source, spring

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1. start

   Antonyms:
   carry on, end, complete

   Synonyms:
   set out, initiate, begin, set on foot, rouse

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1. startnoun

   the beginning of anything

   "it was off to a good start"

   Antonyms:
   finish, finishing, halt, stop

   Synonyms:
   outset, startle, first, head start, starting time, scratch line, scratch, commencement, starting line, get-go, kickoff, showtime, starting, offset, starting signal, beginning, jump

2. beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offsetnoun

   the time at which something is supposed to begin

   "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

   Antonyms:
   finish, finishing, stop, halt

   Synonyms:
   starting, get-go, low gear, starting line, number one, first gear, showtime, offset, runner, rootage, send-off, setoff, scratch line, commencement ceremony, first, graduation, low, root, kickoff, outgrowth, stolon, source, commencement exercise, start-off, counterbalance, scratch, startle, head start, branch, origin, first-class honours degree, number 1, first base, outset, jump, offset printing, starting time, starting signal, graduation exercise, beginning, offshoot, commencement, set-back

3. start, startingnoun

   a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

   "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"

   Antonyms:
   finishing, finish, stop, halt

   Synonyms:
   outset, startle, first, head start, starting time, scratch line, scratch, commencement, starting line, get-go, kickoff, showtime, starting, offset, starting signal, beginning, jump

4. startle, jump, startnoun

   a sudden involuntary movement

   "he awoke with a start"

   Antonyms:
   finishing, finish, stop, halt

   Synonyms:
   parachuting, outset, startle, first, head start, starting time, scratch line, scratch, commencement, leap, starting line, get-go, kickoff, saltation, showtime, starting, offset, jumping, starting signal, beginning, jump

5. beginning, start, commencementnoun

   the act of starting something

   "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

   Antonyms:
   finishing, finish, stop, halt

   Synonyms:
   rootage, outset, graduation, startle, graduation exercise, commencement exercise, first, showtime, head start, starting time, scratch line, scratch, beginning, commencement ceremony, origin, starting line, get-go, kickoff, root, commencement, source, starting, offset, starting signal, jump

6. start, starting line, scratch, scratch linenoun

   a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

   Antonyms:
   finish, finishing, halt, stop

   Synonyms:
   lolly, starting, get-go, cacography, scrawl, starting line, cabbage, excoriation, showtime, offset, abrasion, clams, boodle, pelf, mark, incision, gelt, scratch line, scratching, scar, first, bread, scraping, slit, kickoff, lettuce, prick, loot, sugar, chicken feed, scratch, startle, simoleons, head start, outset, jump, dough, dinero, starting time, kale, scrape, wampum, starting signal, lucre, scribble, beginning, dent, commencement, shekels, moolah

7. starting signal, startnoun

   a signal to begin (as in a race)

   "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start"

   Antonyms:
   finishing, finish, stop, halt

   Synonyms:
   outset, startle, first, head start, starting time, scratch line, scratch, commencement, starting line, get-go, kickoff, showtime, starting, offset, starting signal, beginning, jump

8. start, head startverb

   the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

   "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"

   Antonyms:
   finish, finishing, halt, stop

   Synonyms:
   outset, startle, first, head start, starting time, scratch line, scratch, commencement, starting line, get-go, kickoff, showtime, starting, offset, starting signal, beginning, jump

9. 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"

   Antonyms:
   finishing, finish, halt, stop

   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, 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, 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

10. 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"

    Antonyms:
    finishing, finish, stop, halt

    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, pop, bug out, come out, take up, get, originate, depart, begin, lead astray, get going, set out, initiate, set off, pop out, jump

11. depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take offverb

    leave

    "The family took off for Florida"

    Antonyms:
    finishing, finish, halt, stop

    Synonyms:
    cancel, take leave, initiate, offset, exposit, set about, go away, get, start out, explode, spark, get going, range, take time off, split up, lift off, incite, commence, expound, get down, take off, break up, bulge, detonate, lay out, divide, instigate, trigger off, activate, part, vary, array, pull up stakes, trigger, get off the ground, embark on, originate, split, pop out, trip, separate, bulge out, deduct, go, depart, lead off, set off, actuate, diverge, sidetrack, digress, start up, pop, bug out, begin, spark off, touch off, startle, bring out, leave, jump, disunite, blow up, set forth, subtract, break, deviate, protrude, come out, straggle, stir up, take up, quit, set out

12. 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"

    Antonyms:
    finish, finishing, stop, halt

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

13. originate, initiate, startverb

    bring into being

    "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

    Antonyms:
    finishing, finish, stop, halt

    Synonyms:
    initiate, rise, get, broach, get going, develop, uprise, commence, get down, take off, induct, bulge, embark on, part, arise, spring up, grow, originate, pop out, go, depart, lead off, set off, startle, start up, bug out, begin, jump, bulge out, set about, pop, start out, set forth, lead up, protrude, come out, take up, pioneer, set out

14. 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"

    Antonyms:
    finishing, finish, halt, stop

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

15. startle, jump, startverb

    move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

    "She startled when I walked into the room"

    Antonyms:
    finishing, finish, stop, halt

    Synonyms:
    spring, jumpstart, rise, jump out, set about, jump off, get, begin, climb up, get going, start up, commence, get down, stick out, pop out, bulge, embark on, stand out, alternate, part, derail, galvanize, set off, jump-start, originate, skip, initiate, depart, lead off, galvanise, go, startle, parachute, bug out, pass over, leap, skip over, jump, bound, bulge out, chute, pop, start out, set forth, leap out, take off, protrude, come out, take up, set out

16. start, start upverb

    get going or set in motion

    "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"

    Antonyms:
    finishing, finish, stop, halt

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

17. start, go, get goingverb

    begin or set in motion

    "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"

    Antonyms:
    finishing, finish, halt, stop

    Synonyms:
    function, perish, give way, hold out, pop, run, endure, lead, give out, fit, operate, travel, last, die, embark on, go away, take off, bulge, go, initiate, lead off, bulge out, rifle, run low, plump, exit, break, pass away, set about, drop dead, get down, get started, blend in, run short, pop off, get going, come out, live, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, blend, originate, take up, get moving, locomote, belong, protrude, give-up the ghost, go bad, survive, get cracking, get, expire, become, start up, get rolling, live on, pop out, bug out, croak, move, choke, jump, set forth, break down, sound, bestir oneself, conk out, begin, extend, depart, commence, hold up, proceed, part, get weaving, decease, conk, set out, fail, buy the farm, set off, startle, snuff it, start out, pass, work

18. start, take upverb

    begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

    "Take up a position"; "start a new job"

    Antonyms:
    finishing, finish, stop, halt

    Synonyms:
    seize on, resume, suck up, bulge out, get, adopt, sop up, get going, latch on, commence, take in, lift out, get down, take, take off, sorb, bulge, strike, borrow, part, take over, embark on, originate, pop out, assume, scoop, fasten on, initiate, depart, lead off, set off, go, startle, hook on, start up, imbibe, bug out, begin, soak up, jump, draw, set about, pop, start out, set forth, scoop up, suck, protrude, come out, absorb, take up, scoop out, set out, suck in

19. startverb

    play in the starting lineup

    Antonyms:
    finishing, finish, stop, halt

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

20. 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"

    Antonyms:
    finish, finishing, halt, stop

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

21. 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"

    Antonyms:
    finishing, finish, stop, halt

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

22. start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come outverb

    bulge outward

    "His eyes popped"

    Antonyms:
    finish, finishing, stop, halt

    Synonyms:
    break through, bulk, initiate, crop up, bulge out, place, step up, get, turn out, pop up, get going, drink down, jut, come out of the closet, commence, out, get down, come on, stick out, emerge, bulge, belt down, surface, come in, part, step forward, fall out, step to the fore, embark on, originate, come forward, pop out, kill, egress, toss off, jut out, depart, lead off, set off, go, startle, bolt down, start up, come to the fore, bug out, begin, push through, pour down, erupt, turn up, jump, pouch, down, show up, set about, pop, start out, burst out, go forth, set forth, appear, take off, protrude, come out, project, come forth, take up, issue, set out, bag

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1. startverb

   Synonyms:
   set out, go, initiate, launch, institute, embark

How to use start in a sentence?

1. Matt Lyons:

   This is a unique situation, a very large percentage of venture-backed start-ups utilize some kind of debt, but it's usually much smaller and from a combination of traditional banks or 'venture debt'.

2. Neil Young:

   PonoPlayer is the start, if you want to license the name, Pono will certify you, whether [you’re creating] a phone, or any other device … we’re sharing all of our technology, if you want to be certified we’ll show you how to do it. Any manufacturer that wants to make this kind of quality, we’ll show you how to do it.

3. Ronald Reagan:

   People don't start wars, governments do.

4. Rob Sanderson:

   I don't think there's going to be too many people crying for them to start monetizing other properties anytime soon because the core business is so strong.

5. Mark Sanford:

   I haven't voted for him, so I'm not going to start now, but that's a different question from actively supporting Biden.

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