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

In April Bangladesh health officials initiated a large-scale measles vaccination campaign, targeting some 18 million children. — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026

Instead, plaintiffs contend that the commission initiated the early renewal proceeding to retaliate against plaintiffs in violation of the First Amendment. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

The bank initiated coverage of the food and beverage stock with an outperform rating. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

With 10 years in the books, La Ligne is still climbing; a collaboration with Banana Republic, which the larger brand initiated, is evidence of its growth. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Tottenham attempted to offload Bissouma last summer, and the club later initiated another internal investigation after an image leaked of Bissouma inhaling nitrous oxide from a balloon again. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The outreach was initiated because Saudi Arabia’s main ally and arms supplier, the United States, has seen its own stock of interceptors dwindle over the course of a six-month war with Iran, one official said. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The company initiated the voluntary recall after receiving consumer complaints, the FDA said. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

According to court filings, the New Hampshire State Hospital where Allman is currently living initiated a guardianship for his person and estate on July 7. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026