commencement vs first step

first step vs commencement

commencement and first step both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
commencement	Yes	No	No	No
first step	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, first step is a hyponym of commencement; that is, first step is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than commencement:

commencement: the act of starting something
first step: the first of a series of actions

Other hyponyms of commencement include jumping-off point, point of departure, springboard, activation, attack, tone-beginning, constitution, establishment, formation, organisation, organization, debut, entry, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveiling, face-off, initiative, opening, opening move, groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony, housing start, icebreaker, inauguration, startup, creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination, installation, installing, installment, instalment, jump ball, kickoff, recommencement, resumption, scrum, scrummage, startup.

commencement (noun)	first step (noun)
the act of starting something	the first of a series of actions
an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
the time at which something is supposed to begin

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