commencement
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the time at which something is supposed to begin
they got an early start
Types & categories
- point in time hypernym
- birth hyponym
- incipiency hyponym
- terminus a quo hyponym
- threshold hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
Types & categories
- exercise hypernym
Parts & wholes
- baccalaureate part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the act of starting something
he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Types & categories
- change of state hypernym
- jumping-off point hyponym
- activation hyponym
- tone-beginning hyponym
- establishment hyponym
- introduction hyponym
- face-off hyponym
- first step hyponym
- groundbreaking hyponym
- housing start hyponym
- icebreaker hyponym
- inauguration hyponym
- founding hyponym
- installation hyponym
- jump ball hyponym
- kickoff hyponym
- resumption hyponym
- scrum hyponym
- startup hyponym
- Creation instance hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | middle |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | end |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | embark on |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | take up |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | inaugurate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | begin |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | point in time |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | birth |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | incipiency |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | terminus a quo |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | threshold |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | graduate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | graduate |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | baccalaureate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | exercise |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | finishing |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | embark on |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | take up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | begin |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | begin |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | begin |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of state |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | jumping-off point |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | activation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tone-beginning |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | establishment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | introduction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | face-off |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | first step |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | groundbreaking |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | housing start |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | icebreaker |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | inauguration |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | founding |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | installation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | jump ball |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | kickoff |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | resumption |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | scrum |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | startup |
| 3 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Creation |