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

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

Then the Padres commenced giving him a big cushion, scoring two runs in the second inning and batting around and scoring five times in the second. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

As the wreckage of the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers smoldered, the United States commenced military operations in Afghanistan. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

At first glance, the second-guessing commenced as Leading Change had only two career starts to his credit. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The game commenced with four unanswered scores from Jenks and sloppy play from Southlake Carroll that included a handful of early penalties, messy substitutions and a lack of rhythm. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026

Hollywood Forever’s first event celebrating the group kicked off in 2005, when the statue was unveiled and a long-standing tradition of screening the Roger Corman classic commenced. — Lina Lecaro, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026

Cloud service agreements totaled $29 billion, with data center leases not commenced of $25 billion, equity investments of $25 billion, and capital expenditures of $8 billion. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Robots take court The second edition of WHRG, which has commenced in Beijing, has showcased a new test for humanoid robots, with Galbot machines competing against human athletes in an autonomous tennis match during the event’s opening ceremony. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026