Synonyms of falling (to)

falling (to)

verb

present participle of fall (to)

as in beginning

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

after some refreshments, she fell to working with renewed vigor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• commencing
• starting
• striking (into)
• entering (into or upon)
• embarking (on or upon)
• getting off
• opening
• getting to
• leading off
• launching
• getting going
• setting about
• kicking off
• creating
• taking on
• generating
• taking up
• originating
• initiating
• organizing
• adopting
• establishing
• inventing
• getting around (to)
• setting up
• getting down (to)
• inaugurating
• founding
• getting round (to)
• spawning
• pioneering
• instituting
• innovating
• embracing
• fathering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• finishing
• laying off
• terminating
• concluding
• stopping
• completing
• closing
• halting
• ceasing
• discontinuing
• knocking off
• quitting
• leaving
• phasing out
• abandoning
• destroying
• forsaking
• desisting
• abolishing
• extinguishing
• exterminating
• demolishing