Antonyms for begin
ˈbeɪ gɪnbe·gin

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1. begin

   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

   Synonyms:
   commence, enter upon, inaugurate, initiate, institute, originate, set about, set going, set in operation, set on foot, start

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1. begin

   Antonyms:
   achieve, complete, terminate, conclude, consummate, finish, close, end

   Synonyms:
   initiate, commence, prepare, start, originate, arise, inaugurate

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1. Begin, Menachem Beginverb

   Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

   Antonyms:
   finish, end, terminate, cease, stop

2. 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:
   terminate, end, cease, finish, 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, 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, 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

3. 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:
   terminate, stop, end, cease, finish

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

4. 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:
   stop, end, terminate, cease, finish

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

5. beginverb

   begin to speak or say

   "Now listen, friends," he began

   Antonyms:
   end, cease, terminate, stop, finish

   Synonyms:
   get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead off

6. beginverb

   be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series

   "The number `one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"

   Antonyms:
   cease, end, finish, terminate, stop

   Synonyms:
   get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead off

7. beginverb

   have a beginning, of a temporal event

   "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"

   Antonyms:
   terminate, end, stop, cease, finish

   Synonyms:
   get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead off

8. 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, stop, end, terminate, cease

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

9. 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:
   terminate, end, cease, finish, 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, start, pop, bug out, come out, take up, get, originate, depart, protrude, get going, set out, initiate, set off, pop out, jump

10. beginverb

    achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative

    "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"

    Antonyms:
    end, cease, terminate, finish, stop

    Synonyms:
    get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead off

11. beginverb

    begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

    "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"

    Antonyms:
    finish, stop, terminate, cease, end

    Synonyms:
    get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead off

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1. beginverb

   Synonyms:
   commence, arise, spring, originate

How to use begin in a sentence?

1. Mike Richards:

   During his last day on set, Alex extolled the virtues of everyone opening up their hands and their hearts to those who are suffering, donating his wardrobe to those who are working to rebuild their lives is the perfect way to begin to honor that last request.

2. Tom Phillips:

   What technology has done is it’s enabled them to spread far more quickly and far more internationally in a way that is fairly unprecedented, rumour can begin in Italy one day and it can be across multiple continents a few days later, as we have seen happen several times.

3. Richard Neal:

   While I do not take this step lightly, I believe this action gives us the best opportunity to succeed and obtain the requested material, i sincerely hope that the Treasury Department will furnish the requested material in the next week so the committee can quickly begin its work.

4. Smart Joel:

   Police officers will stop you and then get you arrested. Extort money from you and begin to call you names, that is not what the law talks about. They tend to harass.

5. John Koenig:

   While you're in it, life seems epic. Fiery, tenuous, and unpredictable. But once you have some distance from it, everything seems to shrink, until it's almost out of focus. So you begin scanning your life looking for something interesting or beautiful. But all you see is ordinary people assembled in their tiny classrooms and workspaces, each of us moving around in little steps, like tokens on a game board.

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