LAUNCH Synonyms: 201 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈlȯnch

Definition of launch

as in to establish

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of after retiring, he launched a small company devoted to making medical devices

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as in to begin

to take the first step in (a process or course of action) she launched a career in journalism after quitting acting school

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as in to throw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm infantrymen launching grenades at the nest of machine gunners

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launch

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noun

as in takeoff

a rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket) the reporters held their collective breath as they silently watched the space shuttle's launch

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as in start

the point at which something begins we are at the launch of a new age of space exploration

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Recent Examples of launch

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The likely beneficiary of this initiative would be Vice President JD Vance, who is widely expected to launch a campaign. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Between Eugenio Suarez becoming a US citizen launching a home run in his first game back, and the return of college football today, who has it better than us right now? — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Noun

Firefly Aerospace announced on Wednesday a multi-launch agreement with SSC Space for two Alpha rocket launches from Sweden’s Esrange Space Center. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 Nope, the way van den Berg is wired, nothing else made sense but a full-launch cannonball and a hope that everyone around him might notice the splash. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for launch

Recent Examples of Synonyms for launch

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Inputs divided by outputs established a unit-cost baseline that CFOs could optimize, benchmark and defend to the board.

— Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
In 2003, Congress supported the goals and ideals of College Savings Month, helping establish September as a time to encourage more families to think about saving before future education costs arrive.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of establish

Verb

The collaboration will begin with a joint feasibility study and could lead to future commercial deployments of the battery technology.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
At 34, frustrated by the lack of a decent salary and deteriorating living conditions, including declining healthcare and long lines for gasoline, De La Cruz began to think about leaving Cuba.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of begin

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Idzik and fellow walk-on Jordan Garside would reserve a lecture hall in the business school, write their mocks on the whiteboard and throw a two-person draft party.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The gallery watched with rapt attention as Reddington gestured wildly, slammed his hand down and threw a stack of papers onto the bench.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of throw

Noun

At least two former pilots have said 21 Air did not give their aviators enough time to rest in between flights, violating takeoff-speed protocols and retaliating against anyone who brought safety issues to light.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
This was followed by the uncrewed Mk 1, built in just seven months to test low-speed takeoff and landing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of takeoff

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Last year, La Liga inked a slightly improved broadcast rights package which will commence from the 2027-28 season — likely increasing the amount Barca have to fork over to the private equity firm.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
As pure coincidence would have it, that 2001 season that began wrapped in national tragedy would commence what remains an endless parade of Dolphins seasons ending in disappointment, with no playoff win.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of commence

Verb

Last month, Vance hurled himself into an obscure debate over burrito prices to make a gratuitous swipe at a conservative Washington Post columnist’s weight.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Another member of Colorado’s group finally had enough and hurled an orange Gatorade bottle up at the fans.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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