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

McKinsey’s August 2026 analysis notes that initiating a transfer is only part of an international payment; much of the friction lies in invoice matching, supplier-payment approvals, tax compliance and accounting-system reconciliation. — Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The body camera footage shows police initiating an arrest while Bueckers and others try to defuse the situation. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026

Chesney, who replaced Cignetti at James Madison, is initiating the same psychological renovation at UCLA. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

League officials said the Clippers violated salary cap rules by initiating off-court income opportunities and facilitating endorsement agreements for Kawhi Leonard, who was also fined $700,000. — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026

District officials are now tasked with choosing between creating direct costs to taxpayers or initiating widespread layoffs. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

The Overland Mail Company launched the first transcontinental mail service to San Francisco, initiating the government’s mail delivery across the nation. — USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Saraf saw Tisch as a place to share his experience in initiating projects and seeing them through to completion. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

Police said at the time Shao was a passenger, on her way home from a trip, when Reyes-Vargas drove into oncoming traffic to get around a traffic jam, initiating a head-on collision. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026