commencement Synonyms

starting time showtime kickoff graduation get-go first offset outset start beginning start-up rise lead-in send-off sockdolager source jumping-off place nascence started 1st threshold taproot starting stolon radix starting point terminus a quo day one square one swaddling clothes running start commencement ceremony commencement exercise graduation exercise starts countdown rumrunner makeready startup provenance provenience knowledgeableness blastoff prima offset printing miler early stages ablaut emergence establishment