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

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

The Competition and Markets Authority sought comments from interested parties last month — a first step towards commencing a deeper examination of a deal that will reshape the global media landscape. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 May 2026

Wickens found time to reflect on his best season yet and career as a whole, amid the weeks-long party that has been commencing in the East Midlands city of Lincoln, after the club won League One in style with 103 points. — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 4 May 2026

Earlier this year, the company announced a publishing administration partnership with 16-time Grammy Award-winner — and Variety’s Hitmakers 2025 songwriter of the year — Bruno Mars, commencing upon the completion of his current deal with BMG/Warner Chappell. — Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026

But soon after pouring millions into upgrading the hydro facility, the company shuttered its Cheboygan operation in 1990, eliminating 300 jobs and commencing the slow decline of the historic mill. — CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026