Synonyms of commenced

commenced

verb

past tense of commence

1

as in began

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

commence the festivities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• began
• started
• launched
• opened
• initiated
• fell (to)
• created
• entered (into or upon)
• embarked (on or upon)
• struck (into)
• set about
• got off
• got to
• originated
• established
• adopted
• generated
• organized
• got going
• inaugurated
• led off
• kicked off
• invented
• instituted
• founded
• pioneered
• spawned
• innovated
• embraced
• took on
• took up
• set up
• fathered
• got down (to)
• got around (to)
• got round (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ended
• concluded
• finished
• terminated
• ceased
• stopped
• completed
• halted
• discontinued
• closed
• laid off
• quit
• left
• abandoned
• desisted
• destroyed
• abolished
• knocked off
• extinguished
• demolished
• forsook
• exterminated
• phased out

2

as in started

to come into existence

the games commenced early in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• began
• started
• originated
• arose
• appeared
• was
• formed
• emerged
• arrived
• dawned
• sprang
• engendered
• set in
• existed
• materialized
• lived
• broke
• actualized
• continued
• lasted
• breathed
• subsisted
• persisted
• survived
• came on
• endured
• shaped (up)
• coalesced
• cohered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ended
• stopped
• ceased
• concluded
• finished
• terminated
• halted
• discontinued
• disappeared
• quit
• dissolved
• died
• vanished
• evaporated
• desisted
• departed
• expired
• perished
• passed away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commenced

The evening commenced with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as literary and fashion insiders arrived at the private members club. — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Zedwell responded by asking to include a redevelopment break clause in the new lease that would entitle them to terminate the lease at 6 months’ notice at any time once the new lease has commenced. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Every belt buckle looks freshly yanked off the rack; every speck of signage resembles something painted 45 minutes before filming commenced that day. — Michael Phillips, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

The group then commenced writing lyrics for their song, alternating between singing and rapping adorably. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026

At a New Year’s Eve ball at the Chelsea School of Art in 1961, Saville, in his mid-30s and long married, was thunderstruck at the sight of the 23-year-old Pauline Boty, and the two commenced an affair. — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

The mountain, known to the Indigenous inhabitants of the region as the Six Grandfathers, was considered sacred, and construction commenced over the vehement objections of Native Americans. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Circle has commenced a search for its next CFO with the assistance of an executive search firm. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

Ye Jianyuan The Suzhou MoCA was inaugurated nearly four years after construction commenced in December 2022. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026