" starting (up) "

1: to come into existence;

  * e.g., " ... the fight started when one child tripped the other "

•  Synonyms : 

•  actualize,

•  appear,

•  arise,

•  begin,

•  break,

•  commence,

•  dawn,

•  engender,

•  form,

•  materialize,

•  originate,

•  set in,

•  spring

•  Antonyms : 

•  cease,

•  end,

•  stop

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

  * e.g., " ... we'll be ready to start the concert in a moment "

•  Synonyms : 

•  begin,

•  commence,

•  embark (on or upon),

•  enter (into or upon),

•  fall (to),

•  get off,

•  kick off,

•  launch,

•  lead off,

•  open,

•  strike (into)

•  Antonyms : 

•  conclude,

•  end,

•  finish,

•  terminate

3: to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of;

  * e.g., " ... started the impressionist movement in art "

•  Synonyms : 

•  begin,

•  constitute,

•  establish,

•  found,

•  inaugurate,

•  initiate,

•  innovate,

•  institute,

•  introduce,

•  launch,

•  pioneer,

•  plant,

•  set up

•  Antonyms : 

•  close (down),

•  phase out,

•  shut (up)

1: to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise);

  * e.g., " ... I started from my chair when I heard the sudden scream "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bolting,

•  jumping,

•  startling

•  Antonyms : 

•  closing (down),

•  phasing out,

•  shutting (up)

2: to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of;

  * e.g., " ... started the impressionist movement in art "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beginning,

•  constituting,

•  establishing,

•  founding,

•  inaugurating,

•  initiating,

•  innovating,

•  instituting,

•  introducing,

•  launching,

•  pioneering,

•  planting,

•  setting up

•  Antonyms : 

•  cutting,

•  cutting out,

•  deactivating,

•  killing,

•  shutting off,

•  turning off

3: to cause to function;

  * e.g., " ... trying to start the car on a frigid morning "

•  Synonyms : 

•  activating,

•  actuating,

•  cranking (up),

•  driving,

•  moving,

•  running,

•  setting off,

•  sparking,

•  touching off,

•  triggering,

•  turning on

•  Antonyms : 

•  ceasing,

•  ending,

•  stopping