CULMINATE Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For CULMINATE
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begin | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
noun • Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992) verb • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action • have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense • set in motion, cause to start • begin to speak or say • be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series • have a beginning, of a temporal event • have a beginning characterized in some specified way • begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object • achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative • begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language | ||||||||
commence | verbv | |||||||
verb • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action • set in motion, cause to start • get off the ground | ||||||||
inaugurate | verbv | |||||||
verb • commence officially • open ceremoniously or dedicate formally • be a precursor of | ||||||||
initiate | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone new to a field or activity • someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field • people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity verb • bring into being • take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of • accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite • bring up a topic for discussion • set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for | ||||||||
instigate | verbv | |||||||
verb • provoke or stir up • serve as the inciting cause of | ||||||||
launch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck • the act of propelling with force verb • set up or found • propel with force • launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage • begin with vigor • get going; give impetus to • smoothen the surface of | ||||||||
open | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed • affording free passage or access • used of mouth or eyes • (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints • ready or willing to receive favorably • open and observable; not secret or hidden noun • a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water • where the air is unconfined • a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play • information that has become public adjective satellite • with no protection or shield • open to or in view of all • not having been filled • accessible to all • not defended or capable of being defended • (of textures) full of small openings or gaps • having no protecting cover or enclosure • not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought • not sealed or having been unsealed • without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition • not requiring union membership • possibly accepting or permitting • affording free passage or view • openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness • ready for business verb • cause to open or to become open • start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning • become open • begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc. • spread out or open from a closed or folded state • make available • become available • have an opening or passage or outlet • make the opening move • afford access to • display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer | ||||||||
originate | verbv | |||||||
verb • come into existence; take on form or shape • bring into being • begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc. | ||||||||
start | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • the beginning of anything • the time at which something is supposed to begin • a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) • a sudden involuntary movement • the act of starting something • a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game • a signal to begin (as in a race) • the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) verb • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action • set in motion, cause to start • depart for someplace • have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense • bring into being • get off the ground • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm • get going or set in motion • begin or set in motion • begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job • play in the starting lineup • have a beginning characterized in some specified way • begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object • bulge outward | ||||||||
lead off | verbv | |||||||
verb • teach immoral behavior to • set in motion, cause to start |