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introduce

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of introduce

1 to make (one person) known (to another) socially

  • a friend introduced him to the woman who later became his wife
Synonyms of introduce

acquaint, present
Words Related to introduce

address, greet, hail, meet

reacquaint, reintroduce

2 to present or bring forward for discussion

  • after about 20 minutes the moderator introduced a new topic for the debate
Synonyms of introduce

bring up, broach, moot, place, raise
Words Related to introduce

allude (to), cite, mention, name, refer (to)

offer, propose, suggest

air, express, speak (of), talk (about), vent, ventilate

interject, interrupt

debate, discuss, thrash (out or over)
Near Antonyms of introduce

censor, hush (up), quiet, silence, suppress

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

  • Luther Burbank introduced the idea of plant breeding, developing over 800 new varieties of fruits, vegetables, grains, and grasses
Synonyms of introduce

begin, constitute, establish, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, launch, pioneer, plant, set up, start
Words Related to introduce

author, father, originate

conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), create, devise, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, produce, think (up)

construct, put up

develop, enlarge, expand

endow, finance, fund, subsidize

arrange, organize, systematize, systemize

refound, reinitiate, reinstitute, relaunch
Near Antonyms of introduce

abolish, annihilate, annul, nullify

end, finish, halt, stop, terminate

round (off or out), wind up, wrap up
Antonyms of introduce

close (down), phase out, shut (up)

4 to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to

  • introduced everyone to the company's new phone system
Synonyms of introduce

accustom, acquaint, familiarize, initiate, orient, orientate
Words Related to introduce

habituate, wont

apprise, brief, clue (in), fill in, inform

educate, enlighten, ground, instruct, school, train, verse

expose, present, subject

advise, tell, tip (off), warn, wise (up)

reacquaint

5 to put among or between others

  • introduce a new variable to the equation
Synonyms of introduce

edge in, fit (in or into), inject, insert, insinuate, intercalate, interject, interpolate, interpose, intersperse, sandwich (in or between), work in
Words Related to introduce

cut in, inlay, inset, install

interfile, interline, lard, weave

cram, shove, thrust, wedge

add, append, attach
Near Antonyms of introduce

eject, eliminate, exclude, expel, extract, withdraw

deduct, detach, subtract

reject

Synonym Discussion of introduce

introduce, insert, insinuate, interpolate, intercalate, interpose, interject mean to put between or among others. introduce is a general term for bringing or placing a thing or person into a group or body already in existence.
    • introduced a new topic into the conversation
insert implies putting into a fixed or open space between or among.
    • inserted a clause in the contract
insinuate implies introducing gradually or by gentle pressure.
    • insinuated himself into the group
interpolate applies to the inserting of something extraneous or spurious.
    • interpolated her own comments into the report
intercalate suggests an intrusive inserting of something in an existing series or sequence.
    • new chapters intercalated with the old
interpose suggests inserting an obstruction or cause of delay.
    • interpose barriers to communication
interject implies an abrupt or forced introduction.
    • interjected a question

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