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

Raymond James initiates BrightSpring as outperform Raymond James says the healthcare company has a differentiated offering. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 10 July 2026

In this layer, each action should be evaluated in context, aligned with the correct user identity and enforced consistently, regardless of which agent initiates it. — Alex Salazar, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026