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

The Merchant Risk Council’s 2026 fraud report found that 63% of merchants are exploring or implementing agentic AI payments, payments an AI agent initiates on a customer’s behalf, even as 62% report rising first-party misuse. — Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

KeyBanc initiates Lumexa Imaging Holdings as overweight KeyBanc said shares of Lumexa are compelling. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026