English noun: commencement |
| 1. | commencement (time) the time at which something is supposed to begin |
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| Samples | They got an early start.
She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her.
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| Synonyms | beginning, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time |
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| Broader (hypernym) | point, point in time |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | birth, incipience, incipiency, starting point, terminus a quo, threshold |
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| Antonyms | end, ending, middle |
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| 2. | commencement (event) an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred |
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| Synonyms | commencement ceremony, commencement exercise, graduation, graduation exercise |
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| Broader (hypernym) | exercise |
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| Part holonym | baccalaureate |
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| 3. | commencement (act) the act of starting something |
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| Samples | He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations.
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| Synonyms | beginning, start |
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| Broader (hypernym) | change of state |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | activation, attack, constitution, creation, debut, entry, establishment, face-off, first appearance, first step, formation, foundation, founding, groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony, housing start, icebreaker, inauguration, initiation, initiative, innovation, installation, installing, installment, instalment, instauration, institution, introduction, introduction, jump ball, jumping-off point, kickoff, launching, opening, opening move, organisation, organization, origination, point of departure, recommencement, resumption, scrum, scrummage, springboard, startup, startup, tone-beginning, unveiling |
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| Instance hyponym | Creation |
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| Antonyms | finishing, finish |
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