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

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

Thanks to some painful moments at the pump in the first half of 2026, the IRS took the unusual step of initiating a new standard mileage rate for the second half of the year. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 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

In many cases, reverse recruiting is about not only identifying existing openings but also creating opportunities by initiating conversations that otherwise would never take place. — Gabe Dymond, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The technical agreement allows AMPERA to integrate specialized external neutron sources directly into its proprietary reactor architecture, a critical requirement for initiating and controlling its unconventional fission process. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

The designers converting followers into clients are actively managing their community—responding to comments, initiating conversations, and treating DMs like legitimate business development. — Danine Alati, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026

In court documents, O’Hara alleged the defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, accusing them of unlawfully restricting free speech and initiating an unlawful seizure while using excessive force. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026