Synonyms of initiated

initiated 1 of 2

adjective

as in taught

Related Words

• taught
• prepared
• fitted
• experienced
• qualified
• trained
• tutored
• practiced
• able
• schooled
• educated
• versed
• seasoned
• knowledgeable
• veteran
• capable
• skilled
• gifted
• accomplished
• finished
• proficient
• versatile
• competent
• skillful
• ambidextrous
• talented
• well-rounded
• adept
• polished
• dexterous
• expert
• professional
• masterly
• master
• habile
• ace
• consummate
• slick
• virtuosic
• all-around
• handsome
• virtuoso
• masterful
• crackerjack

Dissimilar Words

• inexperienced
• unskilled
• amateur
• unprofessional
• uninitiated
• amateurish
• unprepared
• nonprofessional
• inexpert
• dilettantish
• unskillful
• unqualified
• untrained
• untutored
• unschooled
• untaught
• awkward
• clumsy
• jackleg
• dilettante
• self-taught
• curbstone
• heavy-handed
• ham-handed
• ham-fisted

initiated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of initiate

1

as in founded

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

no one knows who initiated written language

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in introduced

to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to

initiated the new recruits in the unspoken laws of military conduct

Synonyms & Similar Words

• introduced
• oriented
• educated
• accustomed
• acquainted
• orientated
• familiarized
• presented
• exposed
• informed
• subjected
• trained
• instructed
• briefed
• apprised
• wont
• grounded
• warned
• schooled
• versed
• habituated
• filled in
• enlightened
• advised
• tipped (off)
• told
• clued (in)
• reacquainted
• wised (up)

3

as in inducted

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

initiated her as Surgeon General before an army of reporters and photographers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• terminated
• discharged
• fired
• canned
• mustered out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of initiated

Verb

The investment bank initiated coverage of the HVAC servicing name with a buy rating. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Wahl and Gounder, three years his junior, spent time in the same spaces with mutual friends, and Grant eventually initiated interest. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

Defense attorneys maintained Anthony felt threatened and acted in self-defense after Metcalf initiated physical contact. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Cambridgeshire police initiated the investigation, but the case was turned over to American forces three weeks later. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 8 July 2026

Soon after, communication will be initiated and the process of acquaintanceship will begin. — Sarah Hutto, New Yorker, 7 July 2026

Sacramento County has demanded the return of any remaining Bradshaw dogs believed to be at the rescue and has initiated legal action to recover them, according to the shelter. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

The former season-24 Bachelor lead, Peter Weber, or Pilot Pete to the initiated, took to the Instagram comments under The Viall Files to address his relationship with his then–Bachelor producer Julie LaPlaca. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 July 2026