Synonyms of fell (to)

fell (to)

verb

past tense of fall (to)

as in began

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

• began
• commenced
• started
• struck (into)
• embarked (on or upon)
• opened
• got off
• launched
• set about
• got to
• entered (into or upon)
• got going
• kicked off
• led off
• created
• generated
• initiated
• adopted
• organized
• originated
• established
• invented
• founded
• got down (to)
• inaugurated
• got around (to)
• took on
• got round (to)
• instituted
• spawned
• took up
• set up
• pioneered
• innovated
• embraced
• fathered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• finished
• ended
• concluded
• laid off
• terminated
• stopped
• ceased
• completed
• discontinued
• closed
• left
• halted
• quit
• knocked off
• abandoned
• quitted
• destroyed
• desisted
• abolished
• extinguished
• demolished
• phased out
• forsook
• exterminated