Synonyms of initiates

initiates

verb

present tense third-person singular of initiate

1

as in establishes

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

no one knows who initiated written language

Synonyms & Similar Words

• establishes
• founds
• creates
• launches
• introduces
• begins
• inaugurates
• institutes
• constitutes
• starts
• pioneers
• plants
• organizes
• originates
• innovates
• constructs
• invents
• develops
• produces
• conceives
• sets up
• devises
• manufactures
• authors
• fathers
• thinks (up)
• contrives
• concocts
• cooks (up)
• expands
• arranges
• endows
• enlarges
• fabricates
• subsidizes
• reinitiates
• funds
• systematizes
• makes up
• finances
• relaunches
• reinstitutes
• systemizes
• refounds
• puts up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closes (down)
• shuts (up)
• abolishes
• stops
• terminates
• nullifies
• ends
• annihilates
• halts
• annuls
• finishes
• phases out
• rounds (off or out)
• winds up
• wraps up

2

as in introduces

to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to

initiated the new recruits in the unspoken laws of military conduct

Synonyms & Similar Words

• introduces
• educates
• orients
• familiarizes
• orientates
• acquaints
• accustoms
• informs
• exposes
• instructs
• presents
• warns
• habituates
• schools
• apprises
• grounds
• enlightens
• clues (in)
• trains
• fills in
• briefs
• subjects
• advises
• verses
• wonts
• tips (off)
• tells
• reacquaints
• wises (up)

3

as in inaugurates

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

• inaugurates
• inducts
• installs
• baptizes
• receives
• instates
• invests
• seats
• accepts
• enlists
• enrolls
• consecrates
• admits
• enshrines
• swears in
• takes in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• terminates
• cans
• discharges
• fires
• musters out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of initiates

Under Turkish labor law, once an authorized union initiates a legal strike, active worker participation is required to complete the process. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026

Piper Sandler initiates CoreWeave as overweight Piper says the stock has plenty more room to run. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

An arrest typically initiates an NFL investigation related to its Personal Conduct Policy. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

The legal avenue initiates a civil proceeding where someone convicted of a crime can sue the state over allegations that their punishment — more than likely a prison sentence — violated the law. — Alex Brizee july 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026

The joystick initiates common tasks such as debugging an error or refactoring code. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 27 July 2026

One by one, his fellow initiates have solved the riddle in front of them, whispered it to the labyrinth’s guardian, and passed through the leaves to Erudite headquarters beyond it. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026