Synonyms of begins

begins

verb

present tense third-person singular of begin

1

as in commences

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

she began walking to work for exercise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commences
• starts
• opens
• launches
• falls (to)
• creates
• enters (into or upon)
• strikes (into)
• initiates
• gets going
• embarks (on or upon)
• gets off
• gets to
• generates
• leads off
• originates
• sets about
• establishes
• organizes
• adopts
• kicks off
• invents
• inaugurates
• founds
• institutes
• fathers
• takes on
• embraces
• spawns
• innovates
• takes up
• gets down (to)
• gets around (to)
• sets up
• pioneers
• gets round (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ends
• concludes
• terminates
• ceases
• finishes
• stops
• closes
• completes
• halts
• discontinues
• quits
• leaves
• abandons
• desists
• destroys
• lays off
• forsakes
• abolishes
• knocks off
• extinguishes
• demolishes
• exterminates
• phases out

2

as in starts

to come into existence

the storm began late in the day and lasted all night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• starts
• commences
• originates
• arises
• appears
• is
• emerges
• arrives
• forms
• springs
• exists
• engenders
• dawns
• lasts
• breaks
• materializes
• continues
• sets in
• actualizes
• lives
• breathes
• persists
• survives
• comes on
• subsists
• endures
• shapes (up)
• coalesces
• coheres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ends
• ceases
• stops
• concludes
• terminates
• finishes
• disappears
• halts
• vanishes
• quits
• dissolves
• dies
• evaporates
• departs
• expires
• discontinues
• desists
• perishes
• passes away

3

as in establishes

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

the religious sect was begun by a small breakaway faction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• establishes
• founds
• initiates
• introduces
• launches
• creates
• starts
• institutes
• pioneers
• inaugurates
• constitutes
• plants
• originates
• innovates
• organizes
• constructs
• develops
• sets up
• invents
• authors
• produces
• fathers
• devises
• conceives
• expands
• manufactures
• thinks (up)
• contrives
• cooks (up)
• enlarges
• concocts
• makes up
• endows
• subsidizes
• arranges
• finances
• fabricates
• funds
• systematizes
• reinitiates
• systemizes
• reinstitutes
• relaunches
• refounds
• puts up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closes (down)
• ends
• shuts (up)
• stops
• abolishes
• finishes
• terminates
• annihilates
• nullifies
• halts
• annuls
• phases out
• rounds (off or out)
• winds up
• wraps up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of begins

The Heat now heads out West for a five-game trip that begins Monday against the Lakers in Los Angeles. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2026

The new offering is designed to help teams, leagues, owners and developers answer questions before design begins, from fan experience and revenue strategy to sponsorships, naming rights and destination development. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026

At the hospital, the doctor draws the hairline by hand, and the final line is decided together with the patient before any part of the procedure begins. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Both teams are ranked in the top four as the season begins and have given more of a look than we are used to seeing in October. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

And that redesign—of power structures, complaint systems, accountability mechanisms and leadership expectations—is where the real work begins. — Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

The case-of-the-week begins with Christy (always a good starting point for any Cupertino). — Noel Murray, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Starship is still under development, but once the rocket begins operational flights (and that day is getting closer), SpaceX plans to phase out the Falcon 9 and its Falcon Heavy variant almost entirely. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026

The problem begins, in part, with medical training and education. — Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026