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

Gascón instituted a number of unilateral policies on his first day in office — barring prosecutors from trying juveniles as adults, seeking the death penalty or charging certain misdemeanors — that left him at war with his own staff. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 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

The county’s healthcare system, meanwhile, instituted its fourth year of budget trims in anticipation of major federal cuts to Medicaid. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Park and Recreation recently instituted a 20 mph speed limit along the county’s greenway trails and already has some rules on the books, such as requiring helmets for riders aged 16 or younger. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

Now, after a year of evaluation and alterations to its location, U pick fields, methods of payment and schedule, the Knaus team has instituted a few new rules. — Connie Ogle october 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026