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Synonyms for began
verb start- commence
- create
- do
- establish
- found
- go ahead
- go into
- inaugurate
- initiate
- introduce
- launch
- lead
- make
- open
- prepare
- produce
- set up
- undertake
- activate
- actualize
- cause
- drive
- effect
- eventuate
- generate
- impel
- induce
- instigate
- institute
- motivate
- mount
- occasion
- originate
- trigger
- break ground
- break the ice
- bring about
- bring to pass
- embark on
- enter on
- enter upon
- get going
- give birth to
- give impulse
- lay foundation for
- make active
- plunge into
- set about
- set in motion
Antonyms for began
- cease
- close
- conclude
- destroy
- end
- fail
- finish
- halt
- ignore
- lose
- neglect
- ruin
- stop
- check
- discourage
- dissuade
- prevent
- repress
- complete
- consummate
- die
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.