Begin and Decide

Opposite meaning words

Begin verb - To take the first step in (a process or course of action).

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Decide is an antonym for begin.

Nearby Word: beginning

Decide verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.

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Begin is an antonym for decide in settle an issue topic.

Nearby Words: decisive, decision, deciding, decider

life	begin life	decide life
work	begin work	decide work
attack	begin attack	decide attack
match	begin match	decide match
Other words: relationship, place, show, time, path, way, plan, game, fight, battle, conversation, film, war.

The airport admins decide that the snow is bad enough to begin closing the runways.

Source: Series / NCIS
In the animated Transformers movie, the Dinobots attack Unicron and for some reason decide to begin their offensive by biting him in the ass.

Source: Literal Ass Kicking
They try to dissuade the thief from killing her, and begin to realize that they themselves were about to decide her future in a bad way themselves.

Source: Happily Failed Suicide

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