100 Best Synonyms for “Start”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	activate	to make active or begin
2.	address	to begin dealing with
3.	adopt	to begin using
4.	begin	to start something
5.	boot up	to start a computer
6.	break into	to begin abruptly
7.	break out	to begin suddenly
8.	bring about	to cause to begin
9.	broach	to begin discussing a subject
10.	bud	to begin developing
11.	burst into	to begin suddenly
12.	come about	to begin or happen
13.	come into being	to begin existing
14.	come into existence	to begin existing
15.	come on	to begin functioning
16.	commence	to begin formally
17.	crank up	to start or increase
18.	create	to bring into existence
19.	debut	to appear or begin first
20.	depart	to begin a journey
21.	deploy	to position and begin use
22.	develop	to begin to grow
23.	dive in	to begin eagerly
24.	embark	to begin an undertaking
25.	engender	to cause to begin
26.	enter on	to begin a course
27.	essay	to begin attempting
28.	establish	to set up and begin
29.	fall to	to begin doing eagerly
30.	fire up	to start operating
31.	foment	to cause to begin
32.	form	to begin to exist
33.	found	to establish from the beginning
34.	get going	to begin moving or working
35.	get moving	to begin moving
36.	get off the ground	to begin successfully
37.	get started	to begin
38.	get to work	to begin working
39.	get underway	to begin moving or happening
40.	go ahead	to begin proceeding
41.	go to work	to begin working
42.	head out	to begin leaving
43.	inaugurate	to begin officially
44.	initiate	to cause to begin
45.	instigate	to cause something to begin
46.	institute	to establish and begin
47.	introduce	to bring in or begin
48.	join	to begin participating in
49.	jump in	to begin quickly
50.	jump off	to begin energetically
51.	kick off	to begin energetically
52.	knuckle down	to begin serious work
53.	launch	to begin publicly
54.	make a beginning	to begin something
55.	manifest	to become apparent
56.	materialize	to begin appearing concretely
57.	mobilize	to prepare and begin action
58.	mount	to begin an organized effort
59.	move off	to begin moving away
60.	move out	to begin leaving
61.	occasion	to cause to begin
62.	open	to begin or set going
63.	power up	to start by supplying power
64.	precipitate	to cause to begin suddenly
65.	present itself	to begin to appear
66.	proceed	to begin or continue
67.	produce	to bring into existence
68.	prompt	to bring about a start
69.	put in motion	to cause to begin
70.	put under way	to cause to begin
71.	recommence	to begin again formally
72.	reignite	to begin again intensely
73.	reinitiate	to begin again
74.	rekindle	to begin again with energy
75.	renew	to begin again or continue
76.	reopen	to begin again after closure
77.	restart	to start again
78.	resume	to begin again
79.	set about	to begin doing something
80.	set in motion	to cause to begin
81.	set out	to begin a journey or task
82.	set rolling	to cause to begin
83.	set to	to begin doing vigorously
84.	set up	to arrange and begin
85.	spark	to cause to begin
86.	strike up	to begin suddenly
87.	switch on	to start a device
88.	tackle	to begin dealing with
89.	take off	to begin rising or succeeding
90.	take on	to begin accepting work
91.	take up	to begin an activity
92.	take wing	to begin flight
93.	touch off	to cause to begin suddenly
94.	trigger	to cause to begin
95.	turn on	to start a device
96.	undertake	to begin and take responsibility
97.	unfold	to begin developing visibly
98.	usher in	to mark the beginning of
99.	venture	to begin daringly
100.	weigh anchor	to begin sailing