launching
The word “launching” has 2 syllables: launch-ing
It's pronounced as /ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for launching?
In the thesaurus, “launching” has 16 synonyms and 12 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for launching along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for launching
- beginning
- commencing
- creating
- establishing
- firing
- flinging
- founding
- hurling
- initiating
- introducing
- opening
- pioneering
- slinging
- starting
- throwing
- tossing
Antonyms for launching
- abolishing
- ceasing
- closing
- completing
- concluding
- discontinuing
- ending
- finishing
- halting
- phasing out
- stopping
- terminating
Meanings of launching
- verb
- To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
- To pierce with, or as with, a lance.
- To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
- To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.
- To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation.
- To start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation.
- To release; to put onto the market for sale.
- Of a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage; to take off.
- (often with out) To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin.
- (of a program) To start to operate.
- noun
- The act by which something is launched; a launch.
Example Sentences
- They are launching a new advertising campaign next week.
- The company is launching its latest product internationally.
- She is launching her own online store after months of preparation.
- The astronauts are preparing for launching the spacecraft into orbit.
- We are launching a community event to raise awareness about the cause.
On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to launching, such as: abolishing, beginning, ceasing, closing, commencing, completing, concluding.
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