Synonyms of commencing

commencing

verb

present participle of commence

1

as in beginning

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

commence the festivities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• starting
• opening
• launching
• falling (to)
• entering (into or upon)
• creating
• striking (into)
• embarking (on or upon)
• initiating
• getting off
• originating
• getting to
• leading off
• generating
• getting going
• establishing
• kicking off
• organizing
• setting about
• adopting
• inaugurating
• inventing
• instituting
• founding
• spawning
• pioneering
• innovating
• taking up
• taking on
• embracing
• fathering
• setting up
• getting down (to)
• getting around (to)
• getting round (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• finishing
• concluding
• terminating
• stopping
• ceasing
• completing
• halting
• discontinuing
• closing
• quitting
• laying off
• leaving
• abandoning
• desisting
• destroying
• abolishing
• knocking off
• extinguishing
• forsaking
• demolishing
• exterminating
• phasing out

2

as in starting

to come into existence

the games commenced early in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• starting
• originating
• arising
• appearing
• being
• forming
• arriving
• emerging
• springing
• existing
• dawning
• breaking
• living
• continuing
• actualizing
• setting in
• lasting
• materializing
• engendering
• breathing
• subsisting
• surviving
• coming on
• persisting
• shaping (up)
• enduring
• coalescing
• cohering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• stopping
• ceasing
• finishing
• concluding
• terminating
• halting
• discontinuing
• quitting
• dissolving
• disappearing
• evaporating
• vanishing
• dying
• departing
• expiring
• desisting
• passing away
• perishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commencing

The program picked four international applicants out of nearly 1,000 for a six-month fellowship commencing this month in London along with a cash prize of £10,000 ($13,480) each. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

This week, London’s Serpentine Galleries announced the launch of a six-month fellowship program, commencing in September, that will award four artists working with artificial intelligence grants of £10,000. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Sep. 2026

Construction is slated to begin next year, with the first Starship flights commencing in 2029. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

Amanda Pedersen Giske / NTB/AFP via Getty Images The Norway squad touched down to a traditional water cannon salute before commencing their homecoming parade in the capital. — Reuters, NBC news, 14 July 2026

Following Samsung's typical pattern, pre-orders for the new devices, including the Z Fold 8, Z Flip 8, and the innovative Z Fold 8 Wide, are anticipated to open immediately on July 22, with sales likely commencing around Friday, August 7. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Work on the plan to remake Fifth Avenue is seen commencing in 2028 and will extend from Bryant Park to Central Park. — David Moin, Footwear News, 22 June 2026

The genial ginger singer-songwriter returned to North America June 13 with a run commencing at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 June 2026

This is the phase of the project that’s now commencing. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 May 2026