The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STARTUP , but the solution may also be ACTUATE which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in LA Times).
Set in motion crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STARTUP | 15 % | 7 |
| START | 15 % | 5 |
| BEGIN | 12 % | 5 |
| ACTUATE | 12 % | 7 |
| BEGAN | 6 % | 5 |
| INITIATE | 6 % | 8 |
| STIR | 6 % | 4 |
| CAUSED | 6 % | 6 |
| LAUNCH | 3 % | 6 |
| ACTIVATE | 3 % | 8 |
| STARTED | 3 % | 7 |
| SOWED | 3 % | 5 |
| IMPEL | 3 % | 5 |
| BEGUN | 3 % | 5 |
| ACT | 3 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Set in motion
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- launch
- set forth
- set off
- initiated
- commences
- initiating
- chain reaction
- forward motion
- mechanism
- momentum
- sequence
- activating
Crossword Answer definitions
STARTUP noun- The act or process of starting a process or machine.
- A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.
- (chiefly in plural) A kind of high-low or thigh-high boot worn by rustic people.
- (chiefly in plural) A kind of gaiter or legging.
- One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result STARTUP
- New business venture
- Get running
- Risky investment
- Entrepreneur's creation
- Brand-new business
- Set in motion
- Fledgling company
- Begin
- Entrepreneur's venture
- New venture
More clues leading to the result START
- Kick off
- Square one
- Begin
- Open
- Set in motion
- Appropriate word here?
- Hit the trail
- Select neighbor, on old controllers
- Instructions, part 3
- Set moving
More clues leading to the result BEGIN
- Start the ball rolling
- Camp David Accords signer
- Israeli leader
- Camp David participant
- Get the ball rolling
- "Hit it!"
- Kick off
- Inaugurate
- Start
- Commence
More clues leading to the result ACTUATE
- Put into motion
- Impel
- Put in motion
- Set in motion
- Turn on
- Set into motion
- Start a process
- Incite
- Get going
- Move or incite to action.
More clues leading to the result BEGAN
- Took the first step
- Started
- Got the ball rolling
- Inaugurated
- Kicked off
- Started off
- Opened
- Commenced
- Got started with
- Raised the curtain, perhaps
More clues leading to the result INITIATE
More clues leading to the result STIR
- Begin to move
- Brouhaha
- Combine
- Cooking direction
- Mix up
- Ruckus
- Tend to the batter
- Tend to the sauce
- Use a swizzle stick
- __-crazy
More clues leading to the result CAUSED
- Made happen
- Brought about
- Was the reason for
- Precipitated
- Brought on
- Set in motion
- Led to
- Induced.
- Brought about.
- Effected.
More clues leading to the result LAUNCH
- Send into space, say
- Big moment at NASA
- Give impetus to
- Marketing event
- Initiate
- Get off the ground, in a way
- Start
- Set in motion
- Catapult
- Cape Canaveral event
More clues leading to the result ACTIVATE
- Energize
- Turn on
- Revivify.
- Create or organize.
- Put into operation.
- Put into service.
- Set in motion.
- Push a button
- Cause to function
- Call up, as reservists
More clues leading to the result STARTED
- "I Can't Get __"
- Turned the switch
- Began
- See 57-Across
- Kicked off
- Flinched
- Played on the A-team
- Set in motion
- Got going
- Already going
More clues leading to the result SOWED
- Planted
- Scattered, as seeds
- Scattered seed
- Scattered
- Did a farm job
- Dispersed
- Scattered, as seed
- Began, as a new crop
- Started the next crop
- Scattered seeds
More clues leading to the result IMPEL
More clues leading to the result BEGUN
- Started
- Inaugurated
- "We've Only Just ___"
- Underway
- Kicked off
- Under way
- Commenced
- Already started
- Embarked on
- Gotten going