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Noun
Example: “That young actor became a star very quickly.”
Synonyms: celebrity, sun-like body
Antonyms: ordinary person
Adjective
Example: “The study revealed a startling result.”
Synonyms: surprising, shocking
Antonyms: ordinary, expected
Example: “The movie will start in five minutes.”
Synonyms: begin
Antonyms: end
Adverb
Example: “The results were startlingly different from our forecast.”
Synonyms: shockingly
Example: “The startup is in a nascent market.”
Synonyms: emerging, developing
Antonyms: mature
Example: “The conference starts tomorrow.”
Synonyms: meeting, event
Antonyms: private talk
Example: “Astronomy studies stars and planets.”
Synonyms: space science
Antonyms: astrology
Example: “The seminar starts at noon.”
Synonyms: workshop, class
Antonyms: break
Example: “The lecture starts at ten.”
Synonyms: talk, lesson
Example: “Production starts next week.”
Synonyms: manufacturing, creation
Antonyms: consumption
Example: “The training starts tomorrow.”
Synonyms: practice, course
Antonyms: inactivity
Example: “I am a beginner in English.”
Synonyms: learner, new student
Antonyms: expert
Example: “The sun is bright.”
Synonyms: star
Antonyms: moon
Example: “The sky is clear.”
Synonyms: heavens
Antonyms: ground
Example: “He started as an apprentice in a small workshop.”
Synonyms: trainee, learner
Antonyms: master, expert
Verb
Example: “Do not forget to feed the cat.”
Synonyms: give food to
Antonyms: starve
Example: “It was a bold decision to start a business.”
Synonyms: brave, strong
Antonyms: shy, careful
Example: “Their argument started because of a misunderstanding.”
Synonyms: confusion, mistake
Antonyms: understanding, clarity
Example: “I started to sweat after running.”
Synonyms: perspire
Antonyms: freeze
Example: “The stars shine at night.”
Synonyms: glow, sparkle
Antonyms: fade
Example: “The movie will start soon.”
Synonyms: shortly
Antonyms: later
Example: “The negotiations got off to an unpromising start.”
Synonyms: discouraging, bleak
Antonyms: promising, hopeful
Example: “The astronomer calculated the star’s declination precisely.”
Synonyms: deviation, inflection
Antonyms: inclination, alignment
Example: “Let’s begin the lesson.”
Synonyms: start
Antonyms: finish
Example: “The conglomerate acquired three startups in a single quarter.”
Synonyms: corporate group
Example: “Book a consultation before starting treatment.”
Synonyms: advice session
Example: “Don’t start a petty argument over nothing.”
Synonyms: trivial
Antonyms: important
Example: “The system remained inert until we restarted it.”
Synonyms: inactive
Antonyms: active
Example: “I am eager to start the project.”
Synonyms: excited
Antonyms: unwilling
Example: “He started to cough in the cold air.”
Example: “My finger started to bleed.”
Example: “I am hungry.”
Synonyms: starving
Antonyms: full
Example: “I finish work at six.”
Synonyms: end
Antonyms: start
Example: “I want to become a doctor.”
Synonyms: turn, grow
Antonyms: remain
Example: “The stars were observed telescopically.”
Synonyms: optically
Antonyms:
Example: “Press the button to start.”
Synonyms: push
Antonyms: release
Example: “The Earth moves in orbit around the Sun.”
Synonyms: path
Example: “From the logs, we inferred that the service restarted twice.”
/kəˈnʌndrəm/
Example: “Funding is a conundrum for many startups.”
Synonyms: brain-teaser, enigma, riddle
Example: “We tested the hypothesis that onboarding friction reduces retention.”
Synonyms: surmise, conjecture, supposition
/ɪnˈdevər/
Example: “Building a startup is a challenging endeavor.”
Synonyms: strive, endeavour, effort
/səˈdʒest/
Example: “I suggest we start now.”
Synonyms: intimate, evoke, indicate
Antonyms: contraindicate
/ɪˈvent/
Example: “The event starts at 6 p.m.”
Synonyms: case
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