Thesaurus.com
Thesaurus / commenced
FEEDBACK

commenced

See definition of commenced on Dictionary.com
  • as inoriginated
  • as inpresent
  • as inpresent-day
  • as instarted
  • as inunderway

synonyms for commenced

  • begun
  • created
  • started
  • current
  • begun
  • being
  • coeval
  • contemporary
  • instant
  • modern
  • nowadays
  • prompt
  • started
  • today
  • ad hoc
  • already
  • at this moment
  • contemporaneous
  • even now
  • existent
  • extant
  • for the time being
  • going on
  • immediate
  • in duration
  • in process
  • just now
  • present-day
  • topical
  • under consideration
  • up-to-date
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
QUIZ
No Fashion Faux Pas Here! Just A Funny Trends Quiz
START THE QUIZ

How to use commenced in a sentence

With just under 200 days until the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics are due to commence on July 23, a prolonged lockdown in Tokyo threatens to scupper Japan’s Olympic dreams entirely.
WHAT DOES A NEW COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY MEAN FOR TOKYO AND ITS OLYMPIC DREAMS?EAMONBARRETTJANUARY 7, 2021FORTUNE
Her death sparked a social media backlash against Pinduoduo and the relentless working schedules expected of its workers, prompting district officials at the Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau to commence an investigation.
DEATH OF YOUNG WORKER RENEWS CRITICISM OF CHINESE TECH’S RELENTLESS ‘996’ WORK CULTURECLAIRE ZILLMAN, REPORTERJANUARY 5, 2021FORTUNE
There was widespread mask-wearing and far fewer legislators and guests in the chamber than usual, an unimaginable tableau when the last Congress commenced two years ago, before the pandemic struck.
NANCY PELOSI IS NARROWLY REELECTED HOUSE SPEAKERJACLYN GALLUCCIJANUARY 4, 2021FORTUNE
As the core lab commenced production on Building 23’s top floor, it sent Lindstrom a portion of each batch for quality-control vetting.
THE CDC’S FAILED RACE AGAINST COVID-19: A THREAT UNDERESTIMATED AND A TEST OVERCOMPLICATEDDAVID WILLMANDECEMBER 26, 2020WASHINGTON POST
The true test of the vaccine supply chain will come when vaccine vials start heading to hospitals, which could commence within days.
WHY STAYING COLD IS SO IMPORTANT TO A COVID-19 VACCINEUMAIR IRFANDECEMBER 11, 2020VOX
After the season commenced that year he had to apologize for cursing out Brooks, which resulted in a fine, and not appearing to be the leader he should have been.
JOHN WALL NEVER LET DOWN SOUTHEAST D.C. EVEN IF THE BASKETBALL WAS FRUSTRATINGKEVIN BLACKISTONEDECEMBER 3, 2020WASHINGTON POST
The administrators have therefore regretfully concluded that they should commence a wind-down of Debenhams UK, whilst continuing to seek offers for all or parts of the business.
COVID-19 CHAOS: U.K. RETAIL GIANTS ARCADIA AND DEBENHAMS COLLAPSE, THREATENING 25,000 JOBSDAVID MEYERDECEMBER 1, 2020FORTUNE
The proceedings of the day commenced with divine service, performed by Unitarian and Baptist ministers.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUS
The embankment or road-bed was commenced by gigantic piling, and is very broad and substantial.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEY
Three days before these tempests commenced they sighted the capitana, but never saw her again.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1493-1898, VOLUME XX, 1621-1624VARIOUS
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
Choose the synonym for future
capacitor
lightning
DeLorean

WORDS RELATED TO COMMENCED

Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.