EMBARKS (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

embarks (on or upon)

verb

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

as in begins

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

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Alex begins to get a nagging feeling this girl could actually be his daughter from that long-ago relationship.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
My novel Blow Yourself Up begins when smartphones make their way into high schools and follows the rise of platforms and influencers, ending just before the dawn of AI.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of begins

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The pilot commences online and at stores across Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
The Europa League commences with its first league phase fixtures next week, on Wednesday, September 16 and Thursday, September 17.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of commences

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Saturday’s game opens a stretch of nine consecutive weeks of football for Kansas — no additional byes the rest of the way.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
The show opens with a handful of personal objects tracing Pavarotti’s unlikely path from Belém, a port city on the edge of the Amazon, to Paris.

— Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

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