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

Those replaced a global tariff instituted under a law allowing a president to impose temporary tariffs to address particular economic problems. — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 24 July 2026

The red-card rules were instituted when substitutions were drastically limited. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026

How The Charter Deal Came Together When IndyCar instituted the Charter System in late 2024, it was intended to help create value and equity for the teams that regularly participate in the series. — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

On this day in 1377, the lawmakers there instituted the first quarantine in the world. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026

First many states, like South Carolina, had substantial restrictions already in place before the full stay-at-home order was instituted, making a single date of intervention misleading. — Marc Lipsitch, STAT, 21 July 2026

Already this week, Orlando has instituted a freeze on new hiring. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

The company recently instituted new requirements for traders in certain markets to submit details on their employment status. — Dan Mangan,davis Giangiulio,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Lagos hopes to see the quality and accessibility for athletic trainers improve, which depends on the state of California passing laws that provided funding and proper certifications that are eventually instituted at the state level by CIF. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 14 July 2026