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embarks (on or upon)

verb , present tense third-person singular of embark (on or upon)

Synonyms and Antonyms of embarks (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 embarks (on or upon)

begins, commences, enters (into or upon), falls (to), gets off, kicks off, launches, leads off, opens, starts, strikes (into)

Words Related to embarks (on or upon)

creates, generates, inaugurates, initiates, innovates, invents, originates

adopts, embraces, takes on, takes up

establishes, fathers, founds, institutes, organizes, pioneers, sets up, spawns

gets around (to), gets down (to), gets round (to)

Phrases Synonymous with embarks (on or upon)

gets going, gets to, sets about

Near Antonyms of embarks (on or upon)

ceases, desists, discontinues, halts, knocks off, lays off, quits, stops

closes, completes

abandons, forsakes, leaves

abolishes, demolishes, destroys, exterminates, extinguishes, phases out

Antonyms of embarks (on or upon)

concludes, ends, finishes, terminates

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