Synonyms of embarking (on or upon)

embarking (on or upon)

verb

present participle of embark (on or upon)

as in beginning

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

he's eager to finish college and to embark upon a career in teaching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• entering (into or upon)
• falling (to)
• commencing
• striking (into)
• starting
• opening
• getting off
• getting to
• leading off
• setting about
• launching
• getting going
• kicking off
• creating
• taking up
• taking on
• generating
• originating
• initiating
• organizing
• adopting
• setting up
• establishing
• inventing
• founding
• getting around (to)
• getting down (to)
• inaugurating
• getting round (to)
• innovating
• spawning
• pioneering
• instituting
• embracing
• fathering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• finishing
• laying off
• concluding
• terminating
• stopping
• completing
• closing
• ceasing
• discontinuing
• halting
• knocking off
• quitting
• leaving
• phasing out
• abandoning
• destroying
• desisting
• forsaking
• abolishing
• extinguishing
• exterminating
• demolishing