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

China already leads the world in the number of clinical trials initiated annually. — Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

The suit also asserted Vista Grande initiated the ER trips in retaliation for the family's disagreements about Tingley's care. — Jordan Rau, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Pre-trial proceedings have been initiated, and police are examining the crime scene. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

FormFactor — Shares were higher by 1% after Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of the semiconductor testing company with a buy rating. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Following Italmobiliare’s takeover, a new course was initiated product-wise, with some items tweaked to meet current sustainability demands and the company opening up to newness by promoting its heritage. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Any diplomatic resolution at this point would leave it vulnerable to charges that the United States paid a great deal for an outcome that left the country and the region worse off—and Iran better off—than before Washington initiated the war. — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Pediatric Associates, Florida’s largest pediatric primary care provider, has initiated a formal legal challenge seeking review of AHCA’s rate decisions. — Nicolette Natale, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

Ondo initiated a fiat payout instruction through Mastercard’s Multi-Token Network. — Karen Koehler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026