Part
Part verb - To leave a place often for another.
Usage example: parted with great ceremony but with little preparation for the dangers that lay ahead
Start
Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).
How words are described
| good | good part | good start |
| best | best part | best start |
| better | better part | better start |
| top | top part | top start |
| Other adjectives: difficult, small, actual, real, big, great, huge, bad, main, easy, new, early, final, significant, official, next, last, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Since your protagonist is established as an everyman, skip the miraculous conception part and start by establishing a sense of normality, which your readers can relate to.
- My favorite part of ridin' ain't the sweet sensation / The exhilaration when you feel your beating heart / My favorite part of ridin' is the preparation / While you're waitin' for the fun to start...
Source: Wanting Is Better Than Having -
They're part of the start and end of Love Lab's music, as part of the school lab motif.
Source: Video Game / Rhythm Heaven
Cite this Source
Start and Part. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/part/start
Part & Start. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/part/start>.
Start or Part. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/part/start.
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