INITIATOR Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

initiator

noun

as in founder

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor as the initiator of printing from movable type, Gutenberg revolutionized people's access to written language

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Recent Examples of initiator Reaching out to express gratitude, offer help, or simply listen is consistently rated as more rewarding by the recipient than the initiator expects. — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Repurposing a prototype One of the scientists, and the initiator of the record-creating project, was Pierre Léna. — Dhananjay Khadilkar, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 On the flip side, having multiple initiators on offense can also be big, and Reaves next to Dončić makes sense in that respect. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 1 July 2026 The researchers used liquid metal particles (LMPs) as initiators for polymerization, the chemical process used to form the hydrogel network. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026 His top recommendation for the latter was Pitzock, the restaurant run by his uncle Oskar Messner, one of the initiators of the Slow Food movement in the valley and among the most knowledgeable sources in the region on local ingredients and tradition. — Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2026 Los Angeles also employed Luke Kennard as a ballhandler and initiator, and guard Marcus Smart is back after missing nearly three weeks with a right ankle injury. — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 Peterson is breathtakingly talented as a scorer and on-ball initiator, but health concerns have marred an otherwise impressive freshman season. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 History suggests that wars aimed at reshaping political systems hardly ever unfold as their initiators intend. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026

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Stelly and Black Mandala co-founder Michael Kraetzer negotiated the agreement on Anatomica Films’ behalf.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Manjusha Kulkarni is co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and executive director of AAPI Equity Alliance, two advocacy groups that rely on census counts of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

— Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of founder

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On the other hand, a smaller creator can find their content distributed well beyond their existing following because recommendation systems increasingly determine what people encounter in their feeds.

— Sergi Cerrato, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
After winning for The Beast in Me, Rhys returned to stage for his second award and thanked Katie Dippold, the creator of Widow’s Bay.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of creator

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The company was founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier, an inventor and entrepreneur in Canada’s rural Quebec who started out making snowmobiles and other snow-going equipment in the 1930s.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
In real life, human progress has often outpaced the ability of its inventors to control it.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of inventor

Noun

The authors would like to thank HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science for providing research funding informing this article.

— Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Rose, an Atlanta chef, cookbook author and television personality, isn’t relying on the barbecue sauce to do all the work.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of author

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This, together with the execution of Lyanna’s father and oldest brother by Rhaegar’s father, the titular Mad King Aerys II, spurs Lyanna’s betrothed, Robert Baratheon (Callum Woodhouse), to move against Aerys.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Crooks adopted the Dole pseudonym after his father's checking account had been hacked and fraudulent gambling charges appeared, Matthew Crooks told investigators.

— Michael Ruiz , Kelley Kramer, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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