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 White House Hillary and Bill moved from the governor’s mansion to the White House in 1993, when Bill was inaugurated as the 42nd president. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

The first Bulgari Hotel & Resorts in Milan marked its 20th anniversary in 2024 and was inaugurated three years after the overall project was launched. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

In the seventies, Dow inaugurated an annual coin-tossing contest called the Big Flip; last year, a smokejumper won more than twenty thousand dollars. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Hichilema is expected to be inaugurated for a second five-year term next week. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

In 2024, Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, was inaugurated as president of Taiwan, succeeding two-term President Tsai Ing-wen. — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire inaugurated two new processing factories, which the government hopes will help the country reach its goal of transforming 50% of its own cocoa in the next two years, up from 42% currently. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 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