INSTATING Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in induction

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verb

present participle of instate

as in inducting

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies the new secretary of the treasury was instated on Monday

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Recent Examples of instating

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Though temporary, Winn says the service will act as a pilot for potentially instating it permanently. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026 The governor also proposed instating stricter asset limits for Medi-Cal applicants — increasing the amount that assets will be included in income calculation to determine eligibility for the subsidized healthcare. — Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026 Other parts of North Carolina are also instating drought restrictions, including in the Raleigh area. — Eva Flowe april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026 Perhaps a better alternative would have been instating a more general Old Hollywood dress code, rather than pointing to two specific, but very different, decades. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026 In place of funding from the university, the department proposed instating a fee requiring all non-Pell Grant eligible students to pay $25 each semester. — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for instating

Noun

Smart’s induction honored one of television’s most versatile performers.

— Lilly Workneh, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Blackmore contacted front man Ian Gillan to gauge his interest in such a reunion, something that wasn’t able to be accomplished at the band’s 2016 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of induction

Verb

Finally, the Penguins are inducting Jack McGregor into the Hall of Fame posthumously.

— Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The Bucs recognized Gruden’s coaching success, including a win over the Raiders in Super Bowl 37, by inducting him into their Ring of Honor in 2017.

— Abby DiSalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of inducting

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The July 2 decree said the two bishops leading the unauthorized ordination, held in Switzerland on July 1, had been excommunicated, along with the four priests who had become new bishops, which was widely expected.

— Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Cardinal Blaise Cupich presided over the ordination.

— CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 20 June 2026

Definition of ordination

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The 199-megawatt Project Lightyear solar installation slated for southwest Georgia’s Miller County.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The 3-hour DAU film is the latest in a series of movies, art installations and video projects created by Khrzhanovsky using material filmed over three years from 2008 to 2011 on a closed set in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of installation

Verb

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

Definition of initiating

Noun

In fact, serial literature – where a more extensive work was published in a series of smaller, sequential installments --- had been a popular publishing technique from the Victorian Era in England to the 20th century.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
But don’t worry, familiarity with the comics or other franchise installments are not required.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

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