Synonyms of inaugurated

inaugurated

verb

past tense of inaugurate

1

as in founded

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

inaugurated the college's athletic program for women

Synonyms & Similar Words

• founded
• established
• initiated
• pioneered
• launched
• introduced
• created
• instituted
• began
• constituted
• started
• planted
• constructed
• organized
• originated
• innovated
• invented
• developed
• devised
• set up
• conceived
• authored
• produced
• manufactured
• funded
• expanded
• financed
• thought (up)
• concocted
• made up
• fathered
• enlarged
• arranged
• cooked (up)
• endowed
• contrived
• fabricated
• subsidized
• relaunched
• reinstituted
• systematized
• reinitiated
• refounded
• systemized
• put up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closed (down)
• shut (up)
• abolished
• ended
• finished
• stopped
• terminated
• halted
• phased out
• annulled
• nullified
• annihilated
• rounded (off or out)
• wrapped up
• wound up

2

as in inducted

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies

the president inaugurated the newest member of the club with a welcoming speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inducted
• installed
• initiated
• seated
• instated
• baptized
• received
• invested
• consecrated
• accepted
• enlisted
• enrolled
• admitted
• enshrined
• swore in
• took in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• terminated
• discharged
• fired
• canned
• mustered out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inaugurated

The Hermès flagship in the Golden Triangle was renovated with great detail for two years and inaugurated in 2018. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

Meanwhile, a dedicated decompression room — inaugurated last year as part of a broader festival focus on mental health — will be bolstered by an Agora discussion on the importance of resolving conflict in creative collaborations. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

After 144 years of construction, architect Antoni Gaudí’s masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia, was inaugurated this summer after the final piece of the Tower of Jesus Christ was installed in February. — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

Like Blonde on Blonde, Drukqs was the prolonged exhalation that closed its maker’s years as a celebrity at the vanguard of a genre and inaugurated a long period of reflection and tinkering away from the light of public expectation. — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026

Serbia's election laws provide for a period of appeals and potential reruns at individual polling stations before final election results are announced and a new Parliament is inaugurated. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

The change comes a year after Pullin was formally inaugurated with high expectations for TCU’s growth. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026

Green created the organization’s annual awards ceremony and inaugurated the Circle of Champions. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

The interview in The Bookman had inaugurated what turned into a flurry of correspondence with his old clerk in the spring of 1892. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026