What are synonyms of started?

Answer 1

Began, commenced.

Forget that joker who told you to do it yourself. The internet is as valid a resource for research as any other. I googled this very question myself and although i cant quite grasp the word im looking for, maybe these might help you

initiated

began

embarked

commenced

introduced

in fact here is a list i found on another site...may as well...

activate, appear, arise, arouse, come into being, commence, create, depart, embark, engender, enter upon, establish, found, get going, get under way, go ahead, hit the road, inaugurate, incite, initiate, instigate, institute, introduce, issue, launch, lay foundation, leave, light, make a beginning, open, originate, pioneer, rise, rouse, sally forth, see light, set in motion, set out, set up, spring, take first step, take the plunge, turn on