(com-menced) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to begin or start something.

Example Sentence

He commenced speaking before all the guests had arrived.

More Example Sentences

The race commenced at the sound of a horn.

Synonyms

began; started; initiated

Antonyms

ended; finished; ceased

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

commenced
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • fenced
  • sensed
  • tensed

  • against
  • commenced
  • condensed
  • dispensed
  • unfenced