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

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

Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 A quieter month begins today. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026

Its arrival begins the process of turning a military transport into a specialized communications platform designed for one of America’s most critical defense missions. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Any value or meaning your creative work will ever have begins with your determination to actually do it. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Full enforcement of the FLR begins earlier, in December 2027, but there’s still more than a year of runway for firms that are proactive. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Once your team begins to question whether a product genuinely improves members’ lives, the conversation shifts. — Anand Solanki, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The upcoming third season of Starz‘s P-Valley will be its last, but there’s still a whole journey to experience, which begins with two back-to-back episodes premiering on December 4. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026