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

More gardens followed, and recently, the organization inaugurated the Dandora Community Park, which hosts several sports fields and a children’s arena. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026

In June, the firm inaugurated the 200 MW/800 MWh Flatland Energy Storage project in Coolidge, Arizona, that can power nearly 44,500 Arizona homes. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe’s tallest was inaugurated on Saturday in a small Polish village, in the presence of legendary anti-communist leader Lech Walesa. — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Min Aung Hlaing was inaugurated president in April following a general election judged by United Nations experts and rights groups to be neither free nor fair. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Liberal critics, however, argued—also rightly—that the Soviet Union was a decaying, economically crippled giant by the time Reagan was inaugurated. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

The backstory First inaugurated in 1900 for the Exposition Universelle at the turn of the century, this property is charismatically old at a lovely 125. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

The same year that the Lincoln Memorial was inaugurated, the tomb of Tutankhamum was discovered in Egypt, fueling a broader fascination with ancient civilizations, monuments and the ways societies preserved memories of powerful figures. — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Also on Wednesday, Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated a memorial museum dedicated to the 2024 uprising. — CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026