Thesaurus
launch
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of LAUNCH
1
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of <after retiring, he launched a small company devoted to making medical devices>
Synonyms begin, constitute, establish, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, plant, set up, start
Related Words author, father, originate; conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), create, devise, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, produce, think (up); construct, put up; develop, enlarge, expand; endow, finance, fund, subsidize; arrange, organize, systematize, systemize; refound, reinitiate, reinstitute, relaunch
2
to take the first step in (a process or course of action) <she launched a career in journalism after quitting acting school>
Synonyms commence, embark (on or upon), enter (into or upon), fall (to), get off, kick off, launch, lead off, open, start, strike (into)
Related Words create, generate, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, invent, originate; adopt, embrace, take on, take up; establish, father, found, institute, organize, pioneer, set up, spawn; get around (to), get down (to), get round (to)
3
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up launch[verb]? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).