(com-menced) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to start; to begin

Example Sentence

He commenced speaking before all the guests had arrived.

Synonyms

start action; arise; begin

Antonyms

cease; complete; end; finish; stop

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

commenced
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • fenced
  • sensed
  • tensed

  • against
  • commenced
  • condensed
  • dispensed
  • unfenced