Synonyms of initiating

initiating

verb

present participle of initiate

1

as in establishing

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

no one knows who initiated written language

Synonyms & Similar Words

• establishing
• founding
• creating
• launching
• introducing
• pioneering
• instituting
• inaugurating
• beginning
• planting
• constituting
• starting
• constructing
• organizing
• originating
• developing
• innovating
• inventing
• devising
• producing
• authoring
• setting up
• manufacturing
• conceiving
• thinking (up)
• expanding
• concocting
• cooking (up)
• enlarging
• funding
• arranging
• fathering
• contriving
• endowing
• subsidizing
• fabricating
• financing
• reinitiating
• making up
• systematizing
• reinstituting
• relaunching
• refounding
• systemizing
• putting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closing (down)
• shutting (up)
• abolishing
• stopping
• phasing out
• terminating
• finishing
• ending
• halting
• nullifying
• annulling
• annihilating
• winding up
• rounding (off or out)
• wrapping up

2

as in introducing

to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to

initiated the new recruits in the unspoken laws of military conduct

Synonyms & Similar Words

• introducing
• educating
• orienting
• familiarizing
• acquainting
• orientating
• informing
• accustoming
• exposing
• presenting
• subjecting
• training
• instructing
• apprising
• briefing
• grounding
• warning
• habituating
• enlightening
• filling in
• schooling
• advising
• telling
• versing
• tipping (off)
• wonting
• clueing (in)
• reacquainting
• wising (up)

3

as in inaugurating

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

• inaugurating
• inducting
• installing
• instating
• baptizing
• receiving
• seating
• investing
• accepting
• enlisting
• enrolling
• consecrating
• admitting
• enshrining
• swearing in
• taking in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• terminating
• firing
• discharging
• canning
• mustering out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of initiating

Greenland's government said late last month that White Flame Energy did not have the necessary approvals before initiating this operation. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Both partners should share responsibility for initiating connection and creating the conditions where desire can develop. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

The debt collector should negotiate with the debtor prior to initiating a lawsuit. — Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

Rather, tick bites play a central role in the development of AGS by initiating the immune sensitization that precedes allergic reactions. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026

Officers must independently verify that a vehicle is stolen or develop separate reasonable suspicion or probable cause before initiating enforcement. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Vowing retribution, Ravana steps in to restore his pride, initiating the conflict that leads to Sita’s abduction. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026

Much of the remaining Sino-Soviet similarity changed again in the late 1970s as Deng Xiaoping steered China toward market economics, initiating almost fifty years of economic growth. — Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Between their champagne problems and flirty tomfoolery, Anna disappears, initiating a futile rescue search. — Maggie Turner, Air Mail, 25 July 2026