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1. commencement
noun. ['kəˈmɛnsmənt'] an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred.
Antonyms
Etymology
- commencement (French)
- comencement (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Commencement Ceremony
- aramony
Sentences with commencement-ceremony
1. Noun Phrase
Everyone in attendance knows that the graduates are the focus of the commencement ceremony.
2. Noun Phrase
Therefore, you may hear prayers at your commencement ceremony or at schoolwide events.
2. commencement
noun. ['kəˈmɛnsmənt'] the time at which something is supposed to begin.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- commencement (French)
- comencement (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. commencement
noun. ['kəˈmɛnsmənt'] the act of starting something.
Synonyms
- unveiling
- installment
- icebreaker
- activation
- first step
- organisation
- startup
- launching
- tone-beginning
- start
- initiative
- attack
- installation
- installing
- institution
- housing start
- formation
- founding
- inauguration
- entry
- change of state
- first appearance
- scrum
- establishment
- instauration
- organization
- constitution
- face-off
- instalment
- creation
- debut
- scrummage
- opening move
- kickoff
- resumption
- groundbreaking ceremony
- recommencement
- innovation
- initiation
- opening
- springboard
- jump ball
- jumping-off point
- foundation
- beginning
- introduction
- point of departure
- origination
Antonyms
Etymology
- commencement (French)
- comencement (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. ceremony
noun. ['ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni'] a formal event performed on a special occasion.
Synonyms
- pageant
- military ceremony
- dedication
- observance
- nuptials
- installation
- wedding ceremony
- memorialization
- funeral
- hymeneals
- potlatch
- pageantry
- social occasion
- social function
- wedding
- fire walking
- initiation
- function
- exercise
- opening
- commemoration
- circumstance
- Maundy
- formality
- ceremonial occasion
- induction
- formalities
- ceremonial
- memorialisation
- occasion
Antonyms
5. ceremony
noun. ['ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni'] any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way.