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

The Legislature has also instituted a new requirement of in-person voting for first-time voters without a state drivers license — a burden which disproportionately affects young people. — Cameron Driggers, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

The 2025 law instituted the first-ever federal work requirement in Medicaid. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

The practice of setting clocks ahead an hour in the spring and back an hour in the fall was originally instituted to save money and energy. — Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Horvath previously noted that just six of the 21 jurisdictions in California that have instituted binding arbitration, including two counties, have had to resort to it. — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

French authorities instituted overnight curfews in several cities Monday in a bid to control violent cost-of-living protests that have fueled the country’s far right. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

In 2001, the Dutch instituted a revised policy, under which Von Saher claimed for return of some other works in 2004, but not the Cranach. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The announcement comes a day after Netflix instituted layoffs across its organization, eliminating approximately 6% of its workforce, or roughly 1,000 jobs. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

League-wide, batting averages on ground balls surged after baseball instituted new rules. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026