launch
Send skyward suddenly
Launch centers on propelling something into motion or existence.
A rocket launches into space; a ship launches into water.
You launch a business, a product, a career, or an attack—initiating something substantial.
A launch is the act itself or the vessel: the book launch, a motor launch.
To launch into a speech or tirade is to begin it energetically.
They're launching a new streaming service next month.
Moment of ascent
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- blast-offRocket's initial ascent
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
orbit · mission · payload · booster · thrust · ignition · spacecraft · NASA
To start something
- startTo set going
- commenceTo set underway
- kick-offInitial starting action
- inaugurateBegin officially, with ceremony
embark · trigger · activate · instigate · spark · open · introduce · spearhead
Sudden important advance
- beginningInitial stage of something
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- debutFirst public appearance
breakout · discovery · audition · portfolio · emergence · newcomer · mentorship
To let go
- rolloutStaged public introduction
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- debutFirst public appearance
- announcementPublic declaration of information
marketing · campaign · hype · beta · pre-order · demo · promotion · publicity
Ceremony naming a child
- slipMinor error or misstep
- rampSloped connecting surface
- hullOuter covering or frame
- bowRespectful forward inclination
stern · harbor · marina · vessel · shipyard · ceremony · champagne · gangway
Causing displeasure or attack-oriented
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- assaultViolent offensive act
- raidSudden armed incursion
- invasionForcible entry into territory
operation · ambush · campaign · bombardment · salvo · blitz · onslaught · surge
Risky new undertaking
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- pitchFrequency of sound
- investorOne who allocates capital
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
accelerator · seed · founder · entrepreneur · MVP · disruption · valuation · bootstrap
liftoff
Moment of ascent
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- blast-offRocket's initial ascent
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
trajectory · orbit · mission · payload · booster · thrust · ignition · spacecraft · NASA · SpaceX
begin
To start something
inaugurate · embark · trigger · activate · instigate · spark · open · introduce · spearhead · greenlight
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- beginningInitial stage of something
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
debut · breakout · discovery · audition · portfolio · emergence · newcomer · mentorship
release
To let go
announcement · marketing · campaign · hype · beta · pre-order · demo · promotion · publicity · brand
christening
Ceremony naming a child
bow · stern · harbor · marina · vessel · shipyard · ceremony · champagne · gangway · mooring
offensive
Causing displeasure or attack-oriented
invasion · operation · ambush · campaign · bombardment · salvo · blitz · onslaught · surge · counterattack
venture
Risky new undertaking
incubator · accelerator · seed · founder · entrepreneur · MVP · disruption · valuation · bootstrap · scale
- entrepreneurshipentrepreneur, startup, founder, co-founder, cofounder
- space termsmoon, star, planet, rocket, satellite
- space travelspaceship, starship, spacecraft, astronaut, rocket
- spaceflightastronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit, countdown
- Auto Showconcept car, prototype, world premiere, debut, booth
- beginningsbegin, beginning, start, first, opening
launchlanding
Descent's final moment
land · touch down · touchdown · splashdown · descent
- launch padRocket departure platform
- product launchesIntroducing new goods commercially
- rocket launcherDevice firing self-propelled munitions
- launch intoBegin energetically or abruptly
- boat launchRamp into water
- space launchRocket's departure from Earth
launching, launched, launches, launcher, relaunch, launchers, launchpad, relaunched, relaunching