Antonyms for
launched
To send out
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No Antonyms Found for Launched

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All Definitions for Launched

Below are all the dictionary definitions of launched:

1To send out
2To start (someone) on a mission or project
3To give a start to (something)
4To put in operation
5To release
6To put onto the market for sale
7To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.
8To start (a program or feature)
9To execute or bring into operation.
10The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
11An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.
12A launch party.
13To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball)
14To hurl
15To propel with force.
16To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water
17To set afloat.
18Of a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage
19To take off.
20To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water
21To plunge
22To begin.
23To start to operate.
24The movement of a vessel from land into the water
25Especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)
26The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".
27A boat used to convey guests to and from a yacht.
28An open boat of any size powered by steam, petrol, electricity, etc.
29To pierce with, or as with, a lance.

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How many antonyms does launched have?

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About antonyms for launched

Finding the right antonym for launched helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "To send out", launched has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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