START-OFF Synonyms
1 hypernym for start-off. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for START-OFF
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| begin | verb, adverb v, adv | |||||
noun • 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) verb • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action • have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense • set in motion, cause to start • begin to speak or say • be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series • have a beginning, of a temporal event • have a beginning characterized in some specified way • begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object • achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative • begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language | ||||||
| commence | verb v | |||||
verb • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action • set in motion, cause to start • get off the ground | ||||||
| embark | verb v | |||||
verb • go on board • set out on (an enterprise or subject of study) • proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers | ||||||
| initiate | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • someone new to a field or activity • someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field • people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity verb • bring into being • take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of • accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite • bring up a topic for discussion • set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for | ||||||
| launch | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck • the act of propelling with force verb • set up or found • propel with force • launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage • begin with vigor • get going; give impetus to • smoothen the surface of | ||||||
| kick off | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • commence officially | ||||||
| kickoff | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score • the time at which something is supposed to begin • a start given to contestants | ||||||
| send-off | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture • a start given to contestants | ||||||