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Synonyms for start
Synonyms for start: jump, get, begin and beginning. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 4 synonyms for start
Interchangeable with start, one per sense
Audited under start's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one start carries in that sense.
- jumpnoun, in the sense "a sudden involuntary movement"
- getverb, in the sense "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name start as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
Two directions, one standard: two audited under start and two under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
a sudden involuntary movement
He awoke with a start.
start in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The loud crash from the warehouse gave every clerk in the office a start.
- A start ran through her when the pan lid clattered to the floor.
How it behaves: In this sense start usually appears in a fixed phrase such as 'with a start' or 'gave her a start', functioning as the object of a preposition or verb rather than standing alone.
The true synonym
jump
Same sentence, swapped: He awoke with a jump.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot start is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- beginning
- scratch
- wind
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Let us start moving before the storm arrives.
start in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The manager asked the new hire to start the morning shift promptly at seven o'clock.
- Dear Sir, I will start the renovation next Monday once the permits are approved.
How it behaves: In this sense, start typically takes a direct object or an infinitive complement, as in start moving, and sits comfortably in everyday spoken and written registers.
The true synonym
get
Same sentence, swapped: Let us get moving before the storm arrives.
Close but different
The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.
- part
- jump
- end
Opposites, in this sense
stop, finish and quit reverse start as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of start takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- stop
- finish
- quit
Where start turns up in the game
start is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where start is the trap
- momentnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is second, in the sense "a particular point in time", and start is one of the three tiles that lose.
- readyverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is set, in the sense "make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc", with start sitting one tile away.
- turnverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is bend, in the sense "cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form", with start sitting one tile away.
- useverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is apply, in the sense "put into service", with start sitting one tile away.
Play start
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so start reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other actions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. start carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.