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embark (on or upon)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of embark (on or upon)

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

he's eager to finish college and to embark upon a career in teaching

Synonyms of embark (on or upon)

begin, commence, enter (into or upon), fall (to), get off, kick off, launch, lead off, open, start, strike (into)

Words Related to embark (on or upon)

create, generate, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, invent, originate

adopt, embrace, take on, take up

establish, father, found, institute, organize, pioneer, set up, spawn

get around (to), get down (to), get round (to)

Phrases Synonymous with embark (on or upon)

get going, get to, set about

Near Antonyms of embark (on or upon)

cease, desist, discontinue, halt, knock off, lay off, quit, stop

close, complete

abandon, forsake, leave

abolish, demolish, destroy, exterminate, extinguish, phase out

Antonyms of embark (on or upon)

conclude, end, finish, terminate

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