Synonyms for launch
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
- v. 2
To pierce with, or as with, a lance.
- v. 3
To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
The navy launched another ship.
- n. 1
The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)
Related words
- Word family
- launcher launching
- Phrases
- soft launch launch forth launch lunch launch pad launch one's lunch
Example sentences
- project There's much room for improvement in this project.
- propel Algeria needs to propel its economy forward.
- execute It's not OK to execute someone without due process.
- plunge The robber tried to plunge the knife into the boy.
- embark William was excited to embark on his latest venture.
- invoke How do we invoke a response from the computer?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| launch | rising | |
| project | steady | |
| propel | rising | |
| execute | rising | |
| plunge | steady | |
| embark | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- shy1, lob1
- 4 letters
- move1, send1, cast1, boat1, bowl1, dash1, toss1, dart1, bong1, hurl1
- 5 letters
- found1, start1, throw1, pitch1, chuck1, orbit2, lance1, fling1, sling1, heave1
- 6 letters
- pierce1, plunge1, embark2, invoke2, propel2, brooch1
- 7 letters
- project2, execute3
- 9 letters
- establish3
- 11 letters
- precipitate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (orbit2 = 2 syllables).