Synonyms of instituted

instituted

verb

past tense of institute

as in founded

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

Elizabeth Cady Stanton is generally credited with instituting the women's-rights movement in 1848

Synonyms & Similar Words

• founded
• established
• initiated
• pioneered
• introduced
• launched
• created
• inaugurated
• began
• constituted
• planted
• started
• originated
• organized
• innovated
• invented
• constructed
• devised
• developed
• set up
• produced
• authored
• conceived
• manufactured
• funded
• thought (up)
• concocted
• expanded
• financed
• fathered
• made up
• cooked (up)
• endowed
• reinstituted
• contrived
• enlarged
• arranged
• fabricated
• subsidized
• systematized
• reinitiated
• systemized
• relaunched
• refounded
• put up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closed (down)
• abolished
• shut (up)
• ended
• stopped
• finished
• terminated
• halted
• annulled
• phased out
• nullified
• annihilated
• rounded (off or out)
• wrapped up
• wound up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of instituted

But the extent of the racist policies instituted by this administration in his second term is staggering. — Richard Davis, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Joseph said the San Jose Police Department instituted new policies last week in response to the former officer's improper accessing of ALPR data. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

Elsewhere, the Europa Cinemas Label, instituted by a network of European exhibitors with the support of the EU’s MEDIA program, is dedicated to European films and co-productions. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Dozens of communities have instituted data center moratoriums at the local level in Michigan but statewide measures pausing new developments are rarer. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026

So much about the two circumstances is different, many of them instituted by Key because of losses like the one to Pitt (though that makes getting bullied by Colorado only more perplexing). — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026

New York City just instituted a sweeping ban on schools using AI in the classroom through the start of high school, along with other restrictions on the technology. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026

To get its mojo back, Nvidia needs a massive buyback program , like what Apple instituted under ex-CEO, now executive chair Tim Cook. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Pressed on that Tuesday, sheriff’s officials said new practices have been instituted to make sure diabetics receive proper medical care while in custody. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2026