Synonyms for launch

Synonyms for (noun) launch

Synonyms: launch, launching

Definition: the act of propelling with force

Similar words: actuation, propulsion

Definition: the act of propelling


Synonyms: launch

Definition: a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

Similar words: motorboat, powerboat

Definition: a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine


Synonyms for (verb) launch

Synonyms: launch, plunge

Definition: begin with vigor

Usage: He launched into a long diatribe; She plunged into a dangerous adventure

Similar words: commence, start, start out, set about, set out, get, get down, begin

Definition: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Usage: We began working at dawn; Who will start?; Get working as soon as the sun rises!; The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia; He began early in the day; Let's get down to work now


Synonyms: launch

Definition: smoothen the surface of

Usage: launch plaster

Similar words: smooth, smoothen

Definition: make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

Usage: smooth the surface of the wood


Synonyms: launch

Definition: propel with force

Usage: launch the space shuttle; Launch a ship

Similar words: impel, propel

Definition: cause to move forward with force

Usage: Steam propels this ship


Synonyms: launch, set in motion

Definition: get going; give impetus to

Usage: launch a career; Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process

Similar words: displace, move

Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant


Synonyms: launch

Definition: launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage

Usage: launch a ship

Similar words: launch, set in motion

Definition: get going; give impetus to

Usage: launch a career; Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process


Synonyms: found, establish, launch, set up

Definition: set up or found

Usage: She set up a literacy program

Similar words: open, open up

Definition: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

Usage: open a business


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