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 logistics data points to pressure extending beyond the ports, with businesses facing tighter warehouse availability and elevated freight costs even as the peak shipping period begins to recede. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Thomas’ trailer follows an 11-year-old boy who builds an AI version of his late mother who rebuilds his late mother that quietly begins saving lives, captured through various moments. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Savage’s movie is so committed to its own absurdity that the extraordinary begins to feel mundane. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

This in-between time, when hair begins to grow back, comes with all its own unique challenges. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 9 Oct. 2026

Alex begins to get a nagging feeling this girl could actually be his daughter from that long-ago relationship. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Neither does the strange quiet when the trip home begins with one fewer passenger. — Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Production begins this fall in New York, with a premiere date yet to be set. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Chicago White Sox catcher Kyle Teel (8) reacts as rain begins to fall in the tenth inning of a game against the Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. — Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026