Synonyms of instituting

instituting

verb

present participle of institute

as in establishing

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

• establishing
• initiating
• founding
• introducing
• creating
• pioneering
• launching
• inaugurating
• constituting
• beginning
• planting
• constructing
• starting
• organizing
• inventing
• innovating
• originating
• devising
• developing
• producing
• authoring
• setting up
• manufacturing
• concocting
• conceiving
• expanding
• thinking (up)
• enlarging
• endowing
• contriving
• subsidizing
• cooking (up)
• fabricating
• funding
• reinstituting
• fathering
• arranging
• financing
• making up
• systematizing
• reinitiating
• relaunching
• systemizing
• refounding
• putting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closing (down)
• abolishing
• shutting (up)
• phasing out
• ending
• stopping
• finishing
• terminating
• halting
• nullifying
• annulling
• annihilating
• winding up
• rounding (off or out)
• wrapping up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of instituting

In the winter of 1973, amid an energy crisis, Congress passed a law instituting permanent daylight saving time for what was supposed to be a trial period. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Previous laws have been repealed In the winter of 1973, amid an energy crisis, Congress passed a law instituting permanent daylight saving time for what was supposed to be a trial period. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

In contrast to Democrats, their agenda has included repealing no-excuse absentee balloting, banning the use of ballot drop boxes and instituting stronger voter identification requirements. — Daniel J. Mallinson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Although Andrew is leaving the FBI in order to return to his family in Missouri, his fantastic contribution instituting critical reforms which resulted in our historic success will live on. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

One method to get ahead of potential issues is instituting regular raw material analysis, creating consistent oversight on input origins. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

For the past nine months, the client has been instituting a bill-back program for the property. — Lee Kiser, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Countries like the United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan, and Brazil are instituting similar policies, putting pressure on players in the global energy trade to ease reliance on crude oil. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026

The first would be instituting standard rules for prior authorization so that everyone – patients, providers, and insurers – are on the same page from the beginning. — Matt Soper, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2026