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

Clark initiated some of the contact while driving to the basket, and reasonable people can disagree about whether the play deserved a whistle. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026

The voluntary recall was initiated after PT Organics Limited’s packaging supplier recalled a production run of defective pouches last week. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Truist Securities initiated research coverage on the education services provider in a June 9 note to clients, rating it a buy with a $200 price target — implying 46% upside from Wednesday's close. — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Getty Images Key Facts In a briefing with multiple media outlets, Secret Service Director Sean Curran said the agency has initiated more than 10,000 investigations into threats against people the agency has been assigned to protect. — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

The House has initiated a party-line maneuver to get the spending approved, exposing deep intraparty divisions in the process. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

The investigation was initiated in 2021 under the Joe Biden Administration. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 July 2026

Emergency personnel from multiple agencies responded to the scene and initiated lifesaving efforts for the woman, who was operating the personal watercraft. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Djed Spence was ruled to have initiated contact, and Norway survives the penalty call. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026