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

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

The company shared those results with the FDA on July 21 before voluntarily initiating the recall. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Hugging Face said that from its analysis, the AI agent attacking its systems seems to have acted entirely on its own, without any human initiating the attack or directing its progress. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Truist analyst Christopher Souther is initiating coverage of CCJ with a buy rating and a $129 target. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 16 July 2026

The guidance applied to agents who fall under Enforcement and Removal Operations, the branch within ICE charged with the arrest and deportation of undocumented immigrants, and imposed a pause on initiating stops, according to the source. — Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Along with the Monday update allowing businesses to claim themselves, Kern is initiating functions to allow the community to moderate itself. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026